1 999-05-05 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
3 * elf32-m68k.c (elf32_m68k_set_private_flags): New.
4 (elf32_m68k_copy_private_bfd_data): New.
5 (elf32_m68k_merge_private_bfd_data): New.
6 (elf32_m68k_print_private_bfd_data): New.
8 (PLT_CPU32_ENTRY_SIZE): Define.
9 (elf_cpu32_plt0_entry): Declare.
10 (elf_cpu32_plt_entry): Declare.
11 (elf_m68k_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Generate cpu32 plt entries.
12 (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
13 (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
14 (elf_backend_plt_header_size): Remove definition.
15 (bfd_elf32_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data): Define.
16 (bfd_elf32_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data): Define.
17 (bfd_elf32_bfd_set_private_flags): Define.
18 (bfd_elf32_bfd_print_private_bfd_data): Define.
20 Mon May 3 09:24:49 1999 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
22 * som.c (som_fixup_formats): Fix comments for R_SHORT_PCREL_MODE
23 and R_LONG_PCREL_MODE.
25 1999-04-29 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
27 * coff-mcore.c (coff_mcore_relocate_section): Fix typos.
29 Fri Apr 28 16:36:19 1999 Stan Cox <scox@cygnus.com>
31 * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_relocate_section): Include relocation addend
32 in relocation calculation.
34 1999-04-26 Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
36 * aclocal.m4, configure: Updated for new version of libtool.
38 1999-04-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
40 * coff-mcore.c: Add support for mcore relocs.
42 1999-04-20 Gavin Romig-Koch <gavin@cygnus.com>
44 * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Scrap the
45 incorrect use EF_MIPS_xxBITPTRS.
47 1999-04-18 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@zembu.com>
49 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_relax_section): Remove unused local
55 Sat Apr 17 20:55:15 1999 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
57 * coff-arm.c (coff_arm_rtype_to_howto): Remove ARM26D transform.
58 (coff_arm_relocate_section): Add ARM26D transform. Only
59 change to ARM26D for relocateable links.
61 1999-04-16 Gavin Romig-Koch <gavin@cygnus.com>
63 * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_print_private_bfd_data): New.
64 (bfd_elf32_bfd_print_private_bfd_data): New.
66 1999-04-15 Doug Evans <devans@casey.cygnus.com>
68 * elf32-arm.h (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): For R_ARM_THM_ABS5,
69 refetch addend if USE_REL, add many comments regarding current state.
70 For R_ARM_THM_PC22, refetch addend if USE_REL, simplify.
71 * elfarm-nabi.c (elf32_arm_howto_table): For R_ARM_THM_ABS5, fix
72 size and rightshift. For R_ARM_THM_PC22, fix bitsize.
73 * elfarm-oabi.c (elf32_arm_howto_table): Ditto.
75 Wed Apr 14 14:33:08 1999 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
77 * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_read_ecoff_info): Zero `debug'.
78 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_read_ecoff_info): Likewise.
80 1999-04-13 David Mosberger <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
82 * dwarf2.c (decode_line_info): Don't truncate address to least
83 significant 32 bits (breaks 64 bit targets).
84 (lookup_address_in_function_table): Ditto.
85 (comp_unit_contains_address): Ditto.
87 Tue Apr 13 21:27:19 1999 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
89 * coff-arm.c (arm_emit_base_file_entry): New routine.
90 (A2T3_OFFSET): Define.
91 (T2A3_OFFSET): Define.
92 (coff_arm_relocate_section): Emit base file entries for interworking
95 1999-04-13 Philip Blundell <philb@gnu.org>
97 * elfarm-nabi.c (elf32_arm_howto_table): Add dummy entries for
100 Sun Apr 11 01:25:17 1999 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
102 * elfcode.h: Remove fnmatch.h.
103 * elflink.h (elf_link_assign_sym_version): Call back to ld
104 instead of calling fnmatch.
106 * config.bfd (i?86-*-beoself): Include pe vecs.
108 Sun Apr 11 01:14:06 1999 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
110 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Allow .plt
113 1999-04-10 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
115 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mind no_undefined
116 when trying to resolve dynamic symbol references.
117 * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_relocate_section): Likewise.
118 * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
119 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
120 * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Likewise.
121 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_relocate_section): Likewise.
122 * elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
123 * elflink.h (elf_link_output_extsym): Likewise.
125 Sat Apr 10 15:12:09 1999 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
127 * section.c (_bfd_strip_section_from_output): New function moved from
128 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_strip_section_from_output): ... here.
129 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Use it.
130 * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
131 * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
132 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
133 * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
134 * elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
137 1999-04-09 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@zembu.com>
139 * elf64-sparc.c: Fix incorrect calls to bfd_check_overflow.
141 1999-04-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
143 * coff-mcore.c: New File: Support for mcore-pe targets.
144 * cpu-mcore.c: New File: Support for mcore targets.
145 * elf32-mcore.c: New File: Support for mcore-elf target.
146 * pe-mcore.c: New File: Definitions for mcore-pe target.
147 * pei-mcore.c: New File: Definitions for mcore-pei target.
148 * Makefile.am: Add support for MCore targets.
149 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
150 * config.bfd: Add support for MCore targets.
151 * configure.in: Add support for MCore targets.
152 * configure: Regenerate.
153 * archures.c: Add support for MCore architecture.
154 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
155 * coffcode.h: Add support for mcore-pe targets.
156 * elf.c: Add support for mcore-elf target.
157 * reloc.c: Add support for MCore relocs.
158 * targets.c: Add support for MCore targets.
160 1999-04-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
162 * elfarm-nabi.c (elf32_arm_howto_table): Add entries for
163 R_ARM_XPC25 and R_ARM_THM_XPC22.
164 (elf32_arm_reloc_map): Remove redundant entries.
166 1999-04-06 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@zembu.com>
168 * sysdep.h (LC_MESSAGES): Never define.
170 1999-04-06 Chris Torek <torek@bsdi.com>
172 * reloc.c (bfd_check_overflow): Add addrsize parameter. Change
173 all callers. Rewrite completely.
174 (_bfd_relocate_contents): Rewrite overflow checking.
175 * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
177 1999-04-05 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@zembu.com>
179 From Gabriel Paubert <paubert@iram.es>:
180 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Set R_PPC_GOT16_LO,
181 R_PPC_PLT16_LO and R_PPC_SECTOFF_LO to be complain_overflow_dont.
182 Set R_PPC_PLT16_HA, R_PPC_SECTOFF_HA and R_PPC_EMB_NADDR16_HA to
183 have a rightshift of 16 and use ppc_elf_addr16_ha_reloc.
184 * ppcboot.c (ppcboot_vec): Use little endian routines for
187 * elf.c (elfcore_strndup): Only define if it will be used.
188 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relax_section): Remove unused locals irel
190 (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Remove unused local i.
191 (ppc_elf_gc_mark_hook): Add default case to switch.
193 From Bernd Nitzler <nitzler@kagcpd01.ag01.kodak.COM>:
194 * srec.c (srec_scan): Accept \r in symbol definitions.
195 (srec_object_p): Set HAS_SYMS if we saw any symbols.
196 (symbolsrec_object_p): Likewise.
198 1999-04-04 Don Bowman <don@pixsci.com>
200 * config.bfd: Add mips*el-*-vxworks* and mips*-*-vxworks*.
202 1999-04-04 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@zembu.com>
204 * dwarf1.c (parse_line_table): Remove unused locals last_pc and
206 * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elfcore_section_from_phdr): Declare.
207 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_gc_mark_hook): Add default case to
209 * elflink.h (NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections)): Remove unused
211 * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Remove unused
214 1999-03-31 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
216 * config.bfd: Add support for arm-epoc-pe target.
217 * configure.in: Add support for arm-epoc-pe target.
218 * configure: Regenerate.
219 * targets.c: Add support for arm-epoc-pe target.
220 * coff-arm.c: Allow header files to override definition of
221 TARGET_UNDERSCORE and USER_LABEL_PREFIX.
222 * pe-arm.h: Allow previous header files to override definition of
223 TARGET_LITTLE_SYM and TARGET_BIG_SYM.
224 * pei-arm.h: Allow previous header files to override definition of
225 TARGET_LITTLE_SYM and TARGET_BIG_SYM.
226 * epoc-pe-arm.c: New file. Support arm-epoc-pe target.
227 * epoc-pei-arm.c: New file. Support arm-epoc-pei target.
229 1999-03-30 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
231 * elf.c (elf_map_symbols): Handle the case where section
232 symbols are generated for content-less sections which are
233 not mapped to the output file.
235 * linker.c: Replace direct references to fields in BFD structure
236 with accessor macros.
238 * elflink.h: Replace direct references to fields in BFD structure
239 with accessor macros.
241 1999-03-25 Philip Blundell <pb@nexus.co.uk>
243 * config.bfd: Eliminate redundancy in checks for Linux/ARM.
245 * elf32-arm.h (elf32_arm_relocate_section): Take the rightshift into
246 account when adjusting section symbols during a partial link.
248 1999-03-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
250 * coff-sparc.c (struct coff_reloc_map): Change type of field
251 'bfd_reloc_val' to bfd_reloc_code_real_type.
252 * elf-m10200.c (struct mn10200_reloc_map): Ditto.
253 * elf-m10300.c (struct mn10300_reloc_map): Ditto.
254 * elf32-arc.c (struct arc_reloc_map): Ditto.
255 * elf32-d10v.c (struct d10v_reloc_map): Ditto.
256 * elf32-d30v.c (struct d30v_reloc_map): Ditto.
257 * elf32-fr30.c (struct fr30_reloc_map): Ditto.
258 * elf32-m32r.c (struct m32r_reloc_map): Ditto.
259 * elf32-sh.c (struct elf_reloc_map): Ditto.
260 * elf32-sparc.c (struct elf_reloc_map): Ditto.
261 * elf32-v850.c (struct v850_reloc_map): Ditto.
262 * elf64-sparc.c (struct elf_reloc_map): Ditto.
263 * elfarm-nabi.c (struct elf32_arm_reloc_map): Ditto.
264 * elfarm-oabi.c (struct elf32_arm_reloc_map): Ditto.
266 1999-03-17 Martin Hunt <hunt@cygnus.com>
268 * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Changed this
269 function so source-level assembly works. If multiple N_SOs
270 are seen without and N_FUNs, create an indextable entry with
271 a NULL function name.
273 1999-03-16 Gavin Romig-Koch <gavin@cygnus.com>
275 * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data) Allow merging
276 of certian similar cpus.
278 1999-03-16 Gavin Romig-Koch <gavin@cygnus.com>
280 * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_final_write_processing):
281 Add the 5000. Change the architecture for the 5400 to mips4.
282 (elf_mips_mach): Add r5000.
284 1999-03-11 Doug Evans <devans@casey.cygnus.com>
286 * cpu-i960.c (scan_i960_mach): Recognize i960:ka_sa and i960:kb_sb.
288 1999-03-11 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
290 * binary.c (binary_set_section_contents): Generate warning about
291 huge file offsets for any section that will occupy file space, not
292 just those that are loadable.
294 1999-02-24 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
296 * libbfd.h: Regenerate after Nick Clifton's Feb 17 changes.
298 1999-02-22 Jim Lemke <jlemke@cygnus.com>
300 * elf32-ppc.c: Add ppc_elf_relax_section() for the ld option mpc860c0.
302 Mon Feb 22 18:26:51 1999 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
304 * elf-bfd.h (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR_NONWEAK): Define.
305 * elflink.h: Revert all changes since Feb 16. Instead:
306 (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set REF_REGULAR_NONWEAK flag if
307 appropriate. Copy it to version symbols.
308 (elf_fix_symbol_flags): Set REF_REGULAR_NONWEAK for non ELF
309 symbols if appropriate.
310 (elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Set REF_REGULAR_NONWEAK for weakdef
311 symbol if appropriate.
312 (elf_link_output_extsym): If symbol is marked as undefined, and
313 has no nonweak references, mark it as weak undefined.
315 Fri Feb 19 16:01:12 1999 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
317 * elflink.h (elf_merge_symbol): When overriding a dynamic
318 definition with a weak undefined symbol, set NEEDS_PLT if it is a
320 (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't copy the other field if we
323 Thu Feb 18 18:07:43 1999 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
325 * elflink.h (elf_merge_symbol): Do not merge any symbol from a
326 shared object with a weak undefined symbol.
328 1999-02-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
330 * elfarm-nabi.c: Set partial_inplace back to false.
332 1999-02-17 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
334 * coff-arm.c (TARGET_UNDERSCORE): Re-enable.
335 (USER_LABEL_PREFIX): Set to "_".
337 The following patches are from: Scott Bambrough
338 <scottb@corelcomputer.com>
340 * libaout.h (M_ARM6_NETBSD): Set to 143.
342 * reloc.c: Add ARM PIC relocs: BFD_RELOC_ARM_GOT12,
343 BFD_RELOC_ARM_GOT32, BFD_RELOC_ARM_JUMP_SLOT, BFD_RELOC_ARM_COPY,
344 BFD_RELOC_ARM_GLOB_DAT, BFD_RELOC_ARM_PLT32,
345 BFD_RELOC_ARM_RELATIVE, BFD_RELOC_ARM_GOTOFF, BFD_RELOC_ARM_GOTPC.
346 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
348 * elfarm-nabi.c (elf32_arm_howto_table): Set partial_inplace to
349 'true' as REL relocs are now being used. Add new PIC relocs:
350 R_ARM_COPY, R_ARM_GLOB_DAT, R_ARM_JUMP_SLOT, R_ARM_RELATIVE,
351 R_ARM_GOTOFF, R_ARM_GOTPC, R_ARM_GOT32, R_ARM_PLT32.
353 * elf32-arm.h (elf32_arm_merge_private_bfd_data): Check byte order
355 (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Change parameters so that entire
356 reloc is passed. Add support for PIC relocs.
357 (elf32_arm_relocate_section): Pass entire reloc to
358 elf32_arm_final_link_relocate.
359 (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Handle new PIC relocs.
360 (elf32_arm_adjust_dynamic_symbol): New function.
361 (elf32_arm_size_dynamic_sections): New function.
362 (elf32_arm_discard_copies): New function.
363 (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): New function.
364 (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_sections): New function.
365 (ELF_MAXPAGE_SIZE): Define.
366 (bfd_elf32_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Define.
367 (elf_backend_relocate_section): Define.
368 (elf_backend_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Define.
369 (elf_backend_create_dynamic_sections): Define.
370 (elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol): Define.
371 (elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections): Define.
372 (elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections): Define.
373 (elf_backend_plt_readonly): Define.
374 (elf_backend_want_got_plt): Define.
375 (elf_backend_want_plt_sym): Define.
377 Wed Feb 17 12:02:26 1999 Stan Cox <scox@cygnus.com>
379 * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr): Make reginfo
380 sections SEC_LINK_ONCE and SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_SAME_SIZE.
381 (_bfd_mips_elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
383 Wed Feb 17 12:07:23 1999 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
385 * elfarm-oabi.c (bfd_elf32_arm_allocate_interworking_sections,
386 bfd_elf32_arm_get_bfd_for_interworking,
387 bfd_elf32_arm_process_before_allocation): Define to avoid clash
390 * elf32-arm.h: Don't declare elf32_arm_info_to_howto.
391 (elf32_thumb_to_arm_stub, elf32_arm_to_thumb_stub,
392 elf32_arm_find_nearest_line): Make them static.
394 Tue Feb 16 22:44:37 1999 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
396 * elflink.h (elf_merge_symbol): Add pflags parameter. Change all
397 callers. Do not merge a definition from a shared object with a
398 weak undefined symbol.
399 (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Do not change the symbol type or
400 size if the old symbol overrides the new one.
402 1999-02-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
404 * config.bfd: Add support for strongarm target.
406 Mon Feb 8 11:18:14 1999 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
408 * elf32-m68k.c (reloc_map): Use the correct types for the struct
409 fields instead of unsigned char.
411 Fri Feb 5 00:22:36 1999 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
413 * Makefile.am: Rebuild dependencies.
414 * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
416 Thu Feb 4 22:30:13 1999 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
418 * configure.in: Change AC_PREREQ to 2.13. Remove AM_CYGWIN32.
419 Change AM_EXEEXT to AC_EXEEXT and AM_PROG_INSTALL to
420 AC_PROG_INSTALL. Add comments to uses of AC_DEFINE.
421 * acinclude.m4: Add comments to uses of AC_DEFINE.
422 * acconfig.h: Remove.
423 * configure: Rebuild with current autoconf/automake.
424 * aclocal.m4: Likewise.
425 * config.in: Likewise.
426 * Makefile.in: Likewise.
428 1999-02-04 DJ Delorie <dj@cygnus.com>
430 * libbfd.c (real_read): don't call fread for zero bytes. This
431 covers up a bug (or misuse of bfd) that's exposed by Solaris.
433 Thu Feb 4 12:38:10 1999 Stan Cox <scox@cygnus.com>
435 * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_relocate_section): Insure that the target
436 of a jump is in the current 256 MB region.
438 Thu Feb 4 12:15:38 1999 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
440 * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches): Change last patch to only
441 take effect for the binary target.
443 Wed Feb 3 19:40:12 1999 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
445 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_lookup): Add BFD_RELOC_CTOR.
447 Wed Feb 3 15:02:44 1999 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
449 * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_elf_check_relocs): New routine.
451 Tue Feb 2 21:38:28 1999 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
453 * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches): If the target was
454 previously specified, don't check other targets when checking for
457 Tue Feb 2 18:16:43 1999 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
459 * elf32-arm.h (elf32_arm_reloc_map): Removed.
460 (elf32_arm_reloc_type_lookup): Removed
461 * elfarm-nabi.c (elf32_arm_reloc_map): New.
462 (elf32_arm_reloc_type_lookup): New.
463 * elfarm-oabi.c (elf32_arm_reloc_map): New.
464 (elf32_arm_reloc_type_lookup): New.
466 Mon Feb 1 19:49:21 1999 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
468 * elfarm-nabi.c: Renamed from elf32-arm-newabi.c.
469 * elfarm-oabi.c: Renamed from elf32-arm-oldabi.c
470 * Makefile.am: Use new files.
471 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
472 * configure.in: Use new files.
473 * configure: Regenerate.
475 1999-02-01 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
477 * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_elf_gc_mark_hook): New function.
478 (fr30_elf_gc_sweep_hook): New function.
479 (elf_backend_can_gc_sections): Define.
481 Mon Feb 1 12:21:47 1999 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
483 * targets.c (bfd_target_vector): Add bfd_elf32_littlearm_oabi_vec
484 and bfd_elf32_bigarm_oabi_vec.
486 Mon Feb 1 11:46:31 1999 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
488 * Makefile.am (elf32-arm-oldabi.lo): New.
489 (elf32-arm-newabi.lo): New.
490 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
491 * config.bfd (thumb-*-elf): Remove definition of targ_underscore.
492 (arm-*-elf): Likewise.
495 * configure: Regenerate.
496 * configure.in (bfd_elf32_littlearm_oabi_vec): New.
497 (bfd_elf32_bigarm_oabi_vec): New.
498 * elf32-arm-newabi.c: New.
499 * elf32-arm-oldabi.c: New.
500 * elf32-arm.c: Removed.
503 Mon Feb 1 11:52:12 1999 Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@cygnus.com>
505 * binary.c (binary_set_section_contents): Omit warnings for
508 1999-01-31 Michael Meissner <meissner@cygnus.com>
510 * config.bfd (powerpc{,le}-*-vxworks*): Add aliases to
513 1999-01-29 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
515 * dwarf2.c (read_unsigned_leb128): Remove unused variables.
516 * dwarf2.c (read_signed_leb128): Remove unused variables.
518 Fri Jan 29 00:47:21 1999 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>
520 * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Only adjust
523 Thu Jan 28 20:05:22 1999 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
525 * binary.c (binary_set_section_contents): Don't return early for a
526 non-loadable section, in case the first section is non-loadable.
527 Don't set the low lma for a SEC_NEVER_LOAD section. From Maciej
528 W. Rozycki <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>.
530 1999-01-28 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
532 * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_reloc_map): Add R_FR30_GNU_VTINHERIT and
533 R_FR30_GNU_VTENTRY relocs.
535 Thu Jan 28 11:08:16 1999 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
537 * elflink.h (elf_link_output_sym): Zero syms which are
538 part of sections which have been excluded.
540 Wed Jan 27 13:35:35 1999 Stan Cox <scox@cygnus.com>
542 * coff-arm.c (_bfd_coff_arm_set_private_flags): Changed F_PIC
544 * coffcode.h (coff_set_arch_mach_hook): Removed F_ARM_2a and
545 F_ARM_3M labels. Changed F_PIC to F_PIC_INT.
547 1999-01-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
549 * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_elf_howto_table): Fix name of R_FR30_48
551 (fr30_final_link_relocate): Use computed value as result of
554 1999-01-26 Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@cygnus.com>
556 * binary.c (binary_set_section_contents): Emit warning for
557 huge file offsets due to widely-dispersed section LMAs.
559 Mon Jan 18 03:35:35 1999 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
561 * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): If not D_PAGED,
562 align first section to largest section alignment, not first
565 1999-01-04 Jason Molenda (jsm@bugshack.cygnus.com)
567 * configure.in: Require autoconf 2.12.1 or higher.
569 Tue Dec 22 15:21:41 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
571 * archures.c (bfd_mach_i386_i386_intel_syntax): Define.
572 * bfd-in2.h: Likewise.
573 * cpu-i386.c (bfd_i386_arch_intel_syntax): New.
575 1998-12-16 Gavin Romig-Koch <gavin@cygnus.com>
577 * archures.c,bfd-in2.h (bfd_mach_mips4111): New.
578 * cpu-mips.c: Add support for and independent 4111.
579 * elf32-mips.c (elf_mips_mach): E_MIPS_MACH_4111 -> bfd_mach_mips4111.
580 (_bfd_mips_elf_final_write_processing):
581 bfd_mach_mips4111 -> E_MIPS_ARCH_3 | E_MIPS_MACH_4111.
583 1998-12-15 Gavin Romig-Koch <gavin@cygnus.com>
585 * elf32-mips.c (elf_mips_abi_name): New.
586 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Compare EF_MIPS_ABI flags.
588 1998-12-12 Gavin Romig-Koch <gavin@cygnus.com>
590 * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_final_write_processing):
591 Handle bfd_mach_mips4300.
593 1998-12-11 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
595 * elf32-i386.c: Remove leaked development code from patch
596 1998-12-10 by Richard Henderson.
598 1998-12-10 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
600 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't fail relocations
601 in debug sections for symbol defined externally.
603 Thu Dec 10 10:58:38 1998 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
605 * targets.c (bfd_target_vector): Remove duplicate entry for
608 1998-12-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
610 * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_elf_howto_table): Set src_mask fields to 0
611 since we are using RELAs.
613 Tue Dec 8 22:15:48 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
615 SCO Open Server Release 5 core file support, from Jouke Numan
617 * sco5-core.c: New file.
618 * configure.in (i[3456]86-*-sco3.2v5*): Use sco5-core.lo.
619 (sco5-core.lo): Define SCO5_CORE in COREFLAG.
620 * Makefile.am: Rebuild dependencies.
621 (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add sco5-core.lo.
622 (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add sco5-core.c.
623 * bfd.c (struct _bfd): Add sco5_core_data field to tdata.
624 * targets.c (sco5_core_vec): Add to target list if SCO5_CORE.
625 * bfd-in2.h, configure, Makefile.in: Rebuild.
627 Tue Dec 8 19:38:42 1998 Mark Klein <mklein@dis.com>
629 * config.bfd (hppa*-*-mpeix*): New target.
630 * configure.in: Add AC_HEADER_DIRENT.
631 (hppa*-*-mpeix*): New target.
632 * configure.host (hppa*-*-mpeix*): New host.
633 * hpux-core.c: Check HOST_HPPAMPEIX. Use HAVE_DIRENT_H and
634 friends rather than just including <sys/dir.h>.
635 * som.h (struct som_symbol): Add hppa_priv_level and apto
636 tc_data. Change all users.
637 (struct somdata): Add comp_unit field.
638 (obj_som_compilation_unit): Define.
639 (bfd_som_attach_compilation_unix): Declare.
640 * som.c: Check HOST_HPPAMPEIX.
641 (struct som_misc_symbol_info): Add new field priv_level.
642 (som_object_setup): Add current_offset parameter. Change all
644 (setup_sections): Likewise.
645 (som_object_p): For EXECLIBMAGIC, read the lst header.
646 (som_write_symbol_strings): Add compilation_unit parameter.
648 (som_finish_writing): Write out compilation_unit.
649 (som_bfd_derive_misc_symbol_info): Set priv_level.
650 (som_build_and_write_symbol_table): Set xleast field to 3.
651 (som_slurp_symbol_table): Set symbol priv_level.
652 (bfd_som_attach_compilation_unit): New function.
653 (som_bfd_ar_write_symbol_stuff): Set xleast field to 3. Set
654 priv_level into symbol_value.
655 * configure, config.in: Rebuild.
657 Tue Dec 8 16:21:35 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
659 * hpux-core.c (hpux_core_core_file_p): Change call to nonexistent
660 warning function to call _bfd_error_handler instead.
662 * libbfd.c (COERCE32): Cast through unsigned long and long to
663 avoid bug in old version of gcc.
665 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_additional_program_headers): Remove.
666 (elf_backend_additional_program_headers): Don't define.
668 1998-12-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
670 * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_final_link_relocate): Fix PC relative
671 relocations to include offset of 2 included in the insns, and the
672 offset of the relocs within the section.
674 Wed Dec 2 15:03:59 1998 David Taylor <taylor@texas.cygnus.com>
676 The following changes were made by David Taylor
677 <taylor@texas.cygnus.com>, Edith Epstein
678 <eepstein@sophia.cygnus.com>, Jim Blandy
679 <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>, and Elena Zannoni
680 <ezannoni@kwikemart.cygnus.com> as part of the project to merge in
681 changes originally made by HP; HP did not create ChangeLog
684 * aclocal.m4, configure, Makefile.in: Rebuilt using latest
685 automake macro library.
687 * hpux-core.c (hpux_core_core_file_p): this function now
688 understands HPUX 10.30 thread info. Yes, the thread stacks can be
689 found in the corefile! Also, in hpux_core_core_file_p, if we
690 encounter a section with an unknown type, don't punt. Instead,
691 just skip it. Also, count the number of sections of known type
692 that we encounter. If we encounter at least one good one, then
693 we'll declare that the file is a core file. If we encounter any
694 unknown ones but some known ones, then we'll issue a warning (but
695 still declare it to be a core file). Also, correctly decide when a
697 (PROC_INFO_HAS_THREAD_ID): define if CORE_ANON_SHMEM defined.
698 (CORE_ANON_SHMEM): define if not defined.
699 (hpux_core_struct): add members lwpid and user_tid.
700 (core_kernel_thread_id, core_user_thread_id): new macros.
701 (make_bfd_asection): use bfd_alloc to allocate room for a copy of
702 the name before storing it in the bfd.
703 (hpux_core_core_file_p): handle threads.
705 * libhppa.h (GET_FIELD): protect against redefinition.
712 (sign_extend): redefine.
713 (assemble_6): define.
714 (assemble_12): rewrite.
715 (assemble_16): define.
716 (assemble_16a): define.
717 (assemble_17): rewrite.
718 (assemble_22): define.
720 1998-12-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
722 * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_final_link_relocate): Using signed
723 relocations for signed values.
725 Sun Dec 6 16:30:33 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
727 * mipsbsd.c (MY(set_arch_mach)): Make static.
728 * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,machine_type)): For bfd_arch_mips, use
729 bfd_mach_mips* macros rather than simple numbers.
731 COFF weak symbol support, based on patches from Mark Elbrecht
733 * coffcode.h (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Handle C_WEAKEXT.
734 * coffgen.c (coff_renumber_symbols): Handle weak symbols.
735 (coff_write_alien_symbol): Likewise.
736 * cofflink.c (coff_link_check_ar_symbols): Likewise.
737 (coff_link_add_symbols): Likewise.
738 (_bfd_coff_link_input_bfd): Likewise.
739 (_bfd_coff_write_global_sym): Likewise.
741 * elf.c (copy_private_bfd_data): Always initialize the
742 includes_phdrs field.
744 * elflink.h (elf_fix_symbol_flags): Check for case where a non-ELF
745 file defines a symbol first mentioned in an ELF file.
747 * bfd-in.h: Always define BFD_HOST_64_BIT and BFD_HOST_U_64_BIT if
748 possible, rather than only if BFD64.
749 * elflink.h (compute_bucket_count): Just check BFD_HOST_U_64_BIT,
751 * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
753 * srec.c (srec_set_section_contents): Correct test to avoid
754 switching to 4 byte addresses after seeing a second section which
755 requires 3 byte addresses. From Joel Schantz
756 <joel.schantz@argosys.boeing.com>.
758 * config.bfd (m68*-*-gnu*): New target. From Aymeric Vincent
759 <aymeric.vincent@emi.u-bordeaux.fr>.
761 1998-12-04 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
763 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fix logic to
764 decide whether the output file is -mrelocatable-lib,
765 -mrelocatable, or neither. (gdb.base/nodebug.exp)
767 1998-12-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
769 * elf32-fr30.c: Add support for R_FR30_48 reloc.
770 * reloc.c: Add BFD_RELOC_FR30_48 relocation.
771 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
772 * libbfd.h: Regenerate
774 Wed Dec 2 00:58:37 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
776 * elflink.h (elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Warn on an attempt to
777 link against a dynamic symbol with no type or size.
779 1998-12-01 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
781 * elf32-i386.c (i386_check_relocs) [R_386_32]: Don't emit
782 relocation for section which does not get loaded.
783 (elf_i386_relocate_section) [R_386_32]: Likewise.
785 Tue Dec 1 11:33:33 1998 Jim Wilson <wilson@cygnus.com>
787 * coff-h8300.c (h8300_bfd_link_add_symbols): Make reloc_size,
788 reloc_count and i long instead of unsigned long. Handle error
789 return from bfd_canonicalize_reloc.
791 1998-12-01 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
793 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_relocate_section): Detect the absence of
796 Mon Nov 30 15:28:09 1998 J"orn Rennecke <amylaar@cygnus.co.uk>
798 * elf32-sh.c (elf/sh.h): Include.
799 sh_reloc_type: Delete. Changed all references to elf_sh_reloc_type.
800 (sh_elf_howto_tab): Add HOWTO for R_SH_SWITCH8.
801 (sh_reloc_map): Map BFD_RELOC_8_PCREL to R_SH_SWITCH8.
802 (sh_elf_relax_delete_bytes): Handle R_SH_SWITCH8.
803 * Makefile.in: Add dependency of elf32-sh.lo on $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h.
805 Fri Nov 27 17:51:38 1998 Geoff Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>
807 * elflink.h (compute_bucket_count): Don't allow minsize==0, it
808 causes division by zero later on.
810 Thu Nov 26 11:19:35 1998 Dave Brolley <brolley@cygnus.com>
812 * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_elf_pc9_reloc,fr30_elf_pc12_reloc): Not
815 1998-11-25 DJ Delorie <dj@cygnus.com>
817 * coff-i386.c (i3coff_object_p): Remove hack. Use new emulation
820 Tue Nov 24 10:25:27 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
822 * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_elf_relocate_section): Call
823 fr30_final_link_relocate.
824 (fr30_final_link_relocate): New function: Handle I20 and I32
826 (fr30_elf_i32_reloc): New function: Handle I32 relocs.
827 (fr30_elf_pc9_reloc): New function: Handle 9_PCREL relocs.
828 (fr30_elf_pc12_reloc): New function: Handle 12_PCREL relocs.
830 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_relocate_section): Reset hi16s reloc
833 The following changes are based on a patch submitted by Gianluca
836 (v850_elf_perform_relocation): Only update a hi16s reloc if it has
837 not already been updated.
838 (find_remembered_hi16s_reloc): New parameter 'already_found'
839 returns state of remembered hi16s reloc.
840 (remember_hi16s_reloc): Set 'found' field to false.
841 (hi16s_location): Add 'found' field.
843 1998-11-23 DJ Delorie <dj@cygnus.com>
845 * coff-i386.c (bfd_pe_dll_not_recognized_hack): the linker wants
846 to see .DLL files as unrecognized.
847 (i3coff_object_p): Sorry, had to hack it to not recognize these
848 files (pei-i386) on request.
850 1998-11-23 DJ Delorie <dj@cygnus.com>
852 * opncls.c (bfd_make_readable): need more cleanup for symbols and
853 relents. Call bfd_check_format to reinitialize.
855 Fri Nov 20 14:21:36 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
857 * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_elf_relocate_section): Remove spurious
860 Thu Nov 19 14:42:15 1998 Geoffrey Noer <noer@cygnus.com>
862 * aclocal.m4: regenerate
863 * configure: regenerate
865 Tue Nov 17 20:23:35 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
867 * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_entry): Add vtable_entries_size.
868 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_link_hash_newfunc): Clear it.
869 * elflink.h (elf_gc_propagate_vtable_entries_used): Copy it, and
870 respect it as an upper bound on what memory to reference.
871 (elf_gc_smash_unused_vtentry_relocs): Likewise.
872 (elf_gc_record_vtentry): Handle as-yet undefined vtables. Set and
873 update vtable_entries_size appropriately.
875 Tue Nov 17 15:28:31 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
877 * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_reloc_type_lookup): Used integers to hold
880 Mon Nov 16 22:19:21 1998 DJ Delorie <dj@cygnus.com>
882 * archive.c (bfd_ar_hdr_from_filesystem): support BFD_IN_MEMORY
883 bfds; they have no "file" so we fake it.
884 * bfd-in2.h: add bfd_make_writable and bfd_make_readable (regen)
885 * libbfd.c (bfd_write): Allow writing to BFD_IN_MEMORY bfds by
886 resizing the memory buffer.
887 * opncls.c (bfd_make_writable): New function; lets you write a
888 bfd_create'd bfd to an in-memory buffer.
889 (bfd_make_readable): New function; lets you read back that buffer
890 as if it were from bfd_openr. Used to build generated archive
891 members (winsup's ld's dlltool)
893 Mon Nov 16 19:15:19 1998 Dave Brolley <brolley@cygnus.com>
895 * po/bfd.pot: Regenerated.
897 Mon Nov 16 10:57:06 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
899 * elf32-v850.c (hi16s_location): Replaced fixed size array with
902 Sun Nov 15 20:28:25 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
904 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_relax_section): Search for the proper
905 element of the gotentry list for local symbols too.
906 (elf64_alpha_relocate_section): Unify local and global handling.
907 Assert that gotent->use_count > 0.
909 Sat Nov 14 15:16:01 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
911 * configure.in (vms_alpha_vec): Rename from evax_alpha_vec, and
912 update for file name changes of July 2, 1998.
914 * configure: Rebuild.
916 Thu Nov 12 19:19:54 1998 Dave Brolley <brolley@cygnus.com>
918 * po/bfd.pot: Regenerated.
920 Tue Nov 10 16:17:06 1998 Geoffrey Noer <noer@cygnus.com>
922 * acinclude.m4, config.bfd: detect cygwin* instead of cygwin32*.
923 * aclocal.m4, configure: regenerate
925 Tue Nov 10 15:13:59 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
927 * elf.c (prep_headers): Add support for bfd_arch_fr30.
929 Tue Nov 10 13:37:36 1998 Felix Lee <flee@cygnus.com>
931 * acinclude.m4 (BFD_HAVE_SYS_PROCFS_TYPE,
932 BFD_HAVE_SYS_PROCFS_TYPE_MEMBER): didn't define macro when value
934 * aclocal.m4, configure: regenerated.
936 Tue Nov 10 14:31:01 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
938 * elf32-d10v.c (reloc_type): Add R_D10V_GNU_VTINHERIT and
939 R_D10V_GNU_VTENTRY relocs.
940 (elf_d10v_howto_table): Likewise.
941 (d10v_reloc_map d10v_reloc_map): Likewise.
942 (elf32_d10v_gc_mark_hook): New.
943 (elf32_d10v_gc_sweep_hook): New.
944 (elf32_d10v_check_relocs): New.
945 (elf32_d10v_relocate_section): New.
946 (elf_backend_relocate_section): Define.
947 (elf_backend_can_gc_sections): Define.
949 Sat Nov 7 18:07:51 1998 Peter Schauer <peter.schauer@regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de>
951 * Makefile.am (BFD32_BACKENDS): Move vms files here...
952 (BFD64_BACKENDS): ...from here.
953 (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Move vms files here...
954 (BFD64_BACKENDS_CFILES): ...from here.
955 * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
957 Wed Nov 4 15:58:48 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
959 * Makefile.am: Add FR30 target.
960 * Makefile.in: Add FR30 target.
961 * archures.c: Add support for FR30.
962 * config.bfd: Add support for FR30.
963 * configure.in: Add support for FR30.
964 * reloc.c: Add support for FR30 relocations.
965 * targets.c: Add support for FR30 relocations.
966 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
967 * configure: Regenerate.
968 * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
969 * cpu-fr30.c: New file.
970 * elf32-fr30.c: New file.
972 Mon Nov 2 14:59:33 1998 Geoffrey Noer <noer@cygnus.com>
974 * configure.in: detect cygwin* instead of cygwin32*
975 * configure: regenerate
977 Sun Nov 1 19:32:28 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
979 * elf-m10300.c (mn10300_elf_relax_section): Do not use alloca,
980 use bfd_malloc and free instead and check return value from bfd_malloc.
982 Sun Nov 1 16:20:35 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
984 * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_dwarf1_find_nearest_line): Declare.
987 * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_dynsym_sec_names): Comment out.
988 (SIZEOF_MIPS_DYNSYM_SECNAMES): Likewise.
989 (MIPS_TEXT_DYNSYM_SECN): Likewise.
990 (_bfd_mips_elf_fake_sections): Don't set sh_info field of a .hash
992 (struct mips_elf_link_hash_table): Remove dynsym_sec_strindex
994 (mips_elf_link_hash_table_create): Don't initialize
996 (mips_elf_gc_mark_hook): Add default case to avoid warning.
997 (mips_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Generate a section symbol for
998 every output section.
999 (mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Count all sections for
1001 (mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Use dynamic symbols for all
1004 Sun Nov 1 12:46:53 1998 Geoff Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>
1006 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Allocate two slots
1007 for later PLT entries in large PLTs.
1008 (ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Allow for the extra slots.
1010 Sat Oct 31 20:10:09 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
1012 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_reload_section): Fix typo.
1014 1998-10-26 15:58 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
1016 * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_entry): Add new field elf_hash_value.
1017 * elflink.h (elf_collect_hash_codes): New function. This function is
1018 called for each exported symbol and we compute the ELF hash value for
1020 (compute_bucket_value): New function. It is called from
1021 size_dynamic_sections to determine the hash table size. When we are
1022 optimizing a better, but slower, algorithm is used.
1023 (size_dynamic_sections): Call compute_bucket_value.
1025 * elf.c (bfd_elf_hash): Optimize the hash function a bit.
1027 Mon Oct 19 20:03:21 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1029 * elf32-sh.c: Add HOWTO entries for R_SH_GNU_VTINHERIT and
1031 (sh_elf_gc_mark_hook): New.
1032 (sh_elf_gc_sweep_hook): New.
1033 (sh_elf_check_relocs): New.
1034 (elf_backend_can_gc_sections): Define.
1036 Mon Oct 19 16:57:05 1998 Felix Lee <flee@cygnus.com>
1038 * acinclude.m4: undo previous gettext change
1039 * aclocal.m4: rebuild with right version of aclocal.
1041 Mon Oct 19 01:47:21 1998 Felix Lee <flee@cygnus.com>
1043 * acinclude.m4, aclocal.m4: move gettext-related fragments from
1044 aclocal.m4 to acinclude.m4, so they don't get lost.
1046 * elfcore.h: rewrite for better corefile support.
1047 * elf.c (elfcore_*): new functions.
1048 * elf-bfd.h (elf_obj_tdata): new structure members.
1049 * acconfig.h, acinclude.m4, configure.in: add feature-tests for
1051 * aclocal.m4, config.in, configure, Makefile.in: regenerated.
1053 Fri Oct 16 14:07:45 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1055 * elf32-m32r.c: Add HOWTO entries for R_M32R_GNU_VTINHERIT
1056 and R_M32R_GNU_VTENTRY.
1057 (elf_backend_can_gc_sections): Define.
1058 (m32r_elf_check_relocs): New.
1059 (m32r_elf_gc_mark_hook): New.
1060 (m32r_elf_gc_sweep_hook): New.
1061 (m32r_elf_relocate_section): Handle VT relocs.
1063 Mon Oct 12 14:18:40 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1065 * coff-arm.c (arm_relocate_section): Remove redundant test.
1067 * bfd-in2.h (struct reloc_howto_struct): Improve comment to make
1068 cleat that the 'bitsize' field is the size of the bitfield AFTER
1069 relocation not before.
1071 * elf32-m32r.c (R_M32R_18_PCREL): Fix size of bitfield.
1073 * coff-mips.c (mips_relocate_hi): Cope with missing refhi or reflo
1076 Tue Oct 6 09:20:44 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1078 * elf32-sparc.c: Add HOWTO entries for R_SPARC_GNU_VTINHERIT and
1079 R_SPARC_GNU_VTENTRY.
1080 (elf32_sparc_check_relocs): Handle them.
1081 (elf32_sparc_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
1082 (elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Likewise.
1083 (elf32_sparc_gc_mark_hook): New.
1084 (elf32_sparc_gc_sweep_hook): New.
1086 Mon Oct 5 14:55:30 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
1088 * som.c (som_finish_writing): Perform some sanity checks when
1089 writing an executable or shared library.
1091 Mon Oct 5 12:02:31 1998 Gavin Romig-Koch <gavin@cygnus.com>
1093 * dwarf1.c : New file. Adds _bfd_dwarf1_find_nearest_line.
1094 * configure.in (elf): Add dwarf1.lo.
1095 * elf_bfd.h (elf_ob_tdata): Add dwarf1_find_line_info.
1096 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_find_nearest_line): Add call to
1097 _bfd_dwarf1_find_nearest_line.
1098 * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_find_nearest_line):
1099 Add call to _bfd_dwarf1_find_nearest_line.
1100 * configure: Rebuilt.
1102 Mon Oct 5 10:06:22 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1104 * elflink.h (elf_gc_sections): Do not allow garbage
1105 collection if dynamic sections have been created.
1107 Mon Oct 5 09:07:37 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1109 * elf32-v850.c: Add HOWTO entries for R_V850_GNU_VTINHERIT and
1111 (v850_elf_check_relocs): Handle VTINHERIT and VTENTRY relocs.
1112 (v850_elf_perform_relocation): Likewise.
1113 (v850_elf_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
1114 (v850_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
1115 (v850_elf_gc_sweep_hook): New routine.
1116 (v850_elf_gc_mark_hook): New routine.
1117 (elf_backend_can_gc_sections): Define.
1119 Mon Oct 5 09:04:25 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1121 * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_gc_sweep_hook): Don't assume
1124 Sun Oct 4 23:29:34 1998 David Edelsohn <edelsohn@mhpcc.edu>
1126 * rs6000-core.c (rs6000coff_core_file_matches_executable_p):
1127 Declare size as bfd_size_type.
1128 (rs6000coff_get_section_contents): Declare count as bfd_size_type.
1130 Sun Oct 4 20:38:29 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
1132 * cpu-hppa.c (bfd_hppa20_arch): Define. Link it into the bfd_hppa_arch
1134 * som.c (CPU_PA_RISC2_0): Define.
1135 (_PA_RISC2_0_ID): Likewise.
1136 (som_finish_writing): Use CPU_PA_RISC2_0 for the system_id as needed.
1138 Sun Oct 4 21:19:09 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1140 * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): When a versioned symbol
1141 has a base which is already defined, only add the referenced
1142 symbol to the dynamic symbol table if it is defined or referenced
1145 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_info_to_howto_rel): Handle vtable relocs
1148 1998-09-27 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
1150 * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Undo last change.
1152 Wed Sep 23 16:09:31 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1154 * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't record a dynamic
1155 symbol for the indirect alias to a versioned symbol.
1157 Mon Sep 21 12:15:22 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1159 * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_vtinherit_howto): New.
1160 (elf32_i386_vtentry_howto): New.
1161 (elf_i386_reloc_type_lookup): Return elf32_i386_vtentry_howto
1162 or elf32_i386_vtinherit_howto on lookup.
1164 Sun Sep 20 00:48:07 1998 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
1166 * elf32-m68k.c: Include "elf/m68k.h". Remove definition of enum
1167 reloc_type. Rename R_68K__max to R_68K_max.
1168 (howto_table): Use _bfd_elf_rel_vtable_reloc_fn for a VTENTRY
1171 Sun Sep 20 00:09:25 1998 Chris Torek <torek@bsdi.com>
1173 * libbfd.c (bfd_getb32): Rewrite expression to get better code.
1174 (bfd_getl32, bfd_getb_signed_32, bfd_getl_signed_32): Likewise.
1176 * libbfd.c (bfd_log2): Cast to bfd_vma before shifting, not
1179 Sat Sep 19 22:42:23 1998 Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
1181 * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Ensure that the warning
1182 message has a null byte terminator.
1184 Fri Sep 18 14:35:29 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1186 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_perform_relocation): Ignore contents of
1187 word subject to R_V850_32 relocation.
1189 Thu Sep 17 17:20:36 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1191 * dwarf2.c: Add comment describing problem computing line numbers
1192 for undefined symbols at link time.
1194 Thu Sep 17 16:03:28 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1196 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Don't
1197 transform a defweak into a plt entry.
1198 (elf64_alpha_calc_dynrel_sizes): Allow room for secondary
1199 plt entry references to receive a RELATIVE reloc.
1200 (elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_symbol): Fill them in.
1201 (elf64_alpha_relocate_section): Assert we don't overrun
1202 the allocated relocation space.
1204 Wed Sep 16 18:03:13 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1206 * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Always treat section symbols as
1207 special, even if they are attached to a common section.
1209 Wed Sep 16 10:34:13 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1211 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_symbol_processing): Move symbols in
1212 sections with v850 common section attributes into named v850
1214 (v850_elf_add_symbol_hook): Move symbols in sections with v850
1215 common section attributes into named v850 common sections.
1217 Wed Sep 16 11:26:49 CDT 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1219 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_gc_mark_hook): Remove print
1222 1998-09-15 Geoff Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>
1224 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Reverse output_offset
1225 part of Vladimir's change of 1998-08-19. Make a R_PPC_SDAREL16
1226 reloc to the wrong section a warning, not an error. .dynsbss
1227 is not an output section, so there is no need to check for it.
1229 Tue Sep 15 12:40:05 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1231 * elf-bfd.h: Add argument to elf_backend_get_symbol_type.
1233 Tue Sep 15 08:34:40 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1235 * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Pass type to elf_backend_get_symbol_type.
1236 * elf32-arm.c: Add HOWTO entries for R_ARM_GNU_VTINHERIT and
1238 (elf32_arm_gc_mark_hook): New.
1239 (elf32_arm_gc_sweep_hook): New.
1240 (elf32_arm_check_relocs): New.
1241 (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Handle VTINHERIT and VTENTRY
1243 (elf32_arm_relocate_section): Handle VTINHERIT and VTENTRY
1246 1998-09-10 Geoff Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>
1248 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): If dynobj is NULL,
1249 assume there is no PLT or GOT.
1251 Wed Sep 9 14:24:12 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1253 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_find_nearest_line): New function: just
1254 like _elf_bfd_find_nearest_line() except that STT_ARM_TFUNC is
1255 also accepted as a function symbol type.
1257 Mon Sep 7 13:24:03 1998 Peter Schauer <pes@regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de>
1259 * rs6000-core.c (_LONG_LONG): Define for AIX 4.x only.
1261 Sat Sep 5 20:40:18 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1263 * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_nolink_bfd_gc_sections): Correct definition to
1264 match definition of _bfd_gc_sections field.
1265 * libbfd.h: Rebuild.
1267 Fri Sep 4 13:54:23 1998 David Miller <davem@dm.cobaltmicro.com>
1269 * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Properly adjust
1270 the addend of a dynamic relocation referencing a section.
1271 * elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
1272 (sparc64_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Fix the PLT relocation offset.
1274 Thu Sep 3 17:28:50 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1276 * elflink.h (bfd_elfNN_size_dynamic_sections): Verify that the
1277 bed has a size_dynamic_sections routine before trying to use it.
1279 Mon Aug 31 14:49:22 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1281 * elf32-mips.c (elf_mips_gnu_vtentry_howto): Use
1282 _bfd_elf_rel_vtable_reloc_fn.
1284 Mon Aug 31 10:23:40 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1286 * Makefile.am: Add elf32-arm.c.
1287 * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
1288 * elf-bfd.h: Add elf_backend_get_symbol_type.
1289 * elf.c (swap_out_syms): If defined, call
1290 elf_backend_get_symbol_type.
1291 * elf32-arm.c: Define elf_backend_get_symbol_type.
1292 (elf32_arm_get_symbol-type): New routine.
1293 (record_thumb_to_arm_glue): Change to use STT_ARM_TFUNC.
1294 (bfd_elf32_arm_process_before_allocation): Change to
1295 check for STT_ARM_TFUNC.
1296 (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
1297 * elfxx-target.h: Add elf_backend_get_symbol_type.
1299 Fri Aug 28 19:44:07 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1301 * archures.c (bfd_mach_alpha_ev[456]): New.
1302 * cpu-alpha.c: Rework to match these types.
1303 * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
1305 Fri Aug 28 19:38:53 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1307 * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_rel_vtable_reloc_fn): Declare.
1308 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_rel_vtable_reloc_fn): New.
1310 * elf32-i386.c (elf_howto_table): Add vtable relocs.
1311 (elf_i386_reloc_type_lookup): Recognize them.
1312 (elf_i386_check_relocs): Pass them off to generic code.
1313 (elf_i386_relocate_section): Ignore them.
1314 (elf_i386_gc_mark_hook, elf_i386_gc_sweep_hook): New.
1315 (elf_backend_can_gc_sections): True.
1317 Thu Aug 20 15:03:45 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1319 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_thumb_to_arm_stub): Check sym_sec is not NULL
1320 before looking at owner field.
1321 (elf32_arm_to_thumb_stub): Ditto.
1322 (elf32_arm_relocate_section): Compute name before calling
1323 elf32_arm_final_link_relocate().
1325 Thu Aug 20 11:30:17 1998 Michael Snyder <msnyder@cleaver.cygnus.com>
1327 * elf.c: comment and formatting cleanups.
1330 Wed Aug 19 15:43:26 1998 Michael Snyder <msnyder@cleaver.cygnus.com>
1332 * elfcode.h (elf_object_p): Reject files of header type ET_CORE
1333 (core files are treated differently than object files).
1334 * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_write_corefile_contents,
1335 bfd_elf_mkcorefile): declare.
1336 * elfxx-target.h (_bfd_elf_write_corefile_contents,
1337 bfd_elf_mkcorefile): add to bfd_target vector.
1338 * elfcore.h (elf_core_file_p): save the program header table,
1339 and set the bfd architecture from the elf file header.
1340 * elf.c (bfd_elf_mkcorefile): new function.
1341 (_bfd_elf_write_corefile_contents): new function.
1342 (assign_file_positions_for_segments): add cases for handling
1343 PT_NOTE segments. (assign_file_positions_except_relocs):
1344 core files should be handled the same as exec files.
1345 (prep_headers): identify core files as type ET_CORE.
1346 (copy_private_bfd_data): identify the sections belonging to
1347 the PT_NOTE segment.
1349 * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_final_write_processing):
1350 add break statement to default case.
1352 1998-08-19 Vladimir N. Makarov <vmakarov@cygnus.com>
1354 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Check that output
1355 section (not input) will be in sections ".sbss", ".sbss2",
1356 ".sdata", and ".sdata" for R_PPC_SDAREL16, R_PPC_EMB_SDA2REL,
1357 R_PPC_EMB_SDA21, R_PPC_EMB_RELSDA. In all these cases also ignore
1358 output_offset for correct evaluation of addend.
1360 Tue Aug 18 11:48:12 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1362 * elf32-arm.c: Add prefix bfd_ to elf32_arm_get_bfd_for_interworking,
1363 elf32_arm_allocate_interworking_sections and
1364 elf32_arm_process_before_allocation.
1366 Tue Aug 18 11:46:00 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1368 * bfd-in.h: Ammend prototype for
1369 elf32_arm_process_before_allocation to remove surplus third
1372 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
1374 Sat Aug 15 20:55:08 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1376 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_relax_section): Handle indirect symbols.
1378 Fri Aug 14 09:12:28 1998 Stan Cox <scox@cygnus.com>
1380 * aoutx.h (aout_link_input_section_ext): Use the relocation already
1381 calculated for RELOC_SPARC_REV32 case.
1383 Thu Aug 13 14:02:02 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1385 * bfd-in.h: Add prototypes for elf32_arm_get_bfd_for_interworking,
1386 elf32_arm_allocate_interworking_sections and
1387 elf32_arm_process_before_allocation.
1388 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
1389 * elf32-arm.c Define elf32_arm_link_hash_table.
1390 (insert_thumb_branch): New routine.
1391 (find_thumb_glue): New routine.
1392 (find_arm_glue): New routine.
1393 (record_arm_to_thumb_glue): New routine.
1394 (record_thumb_to_arm_glue): New routine.
1395 (elf32_arm_link_hash_table_create): New routine.
1396 (elf32_arm_get_bfd_for_interworking): New routine.
1397 (elf32_arm_allocate_interworking_sections) New routine.
1398 (elf32_arm_process_before_allocation) New routine.
1399 (elf32_thumb_to_arm_stub): New routine.
1400 (elf32_arm_to_thumb_stub): New routine.
1401 (elf32_print_private_bfd_data): Fix typo.
1402 (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Add argument sym_sec.
1403 Check for branches to thumb symbols in case R_ARM_PC24.
1404 Check for branches to arm symbols in case R_ARM_THM_PC22.
1405 (elf32_arm_relocate_section): Pass symbol section to
1406 elf32_arm_final_link_relocate.
1408 Wed Aug 12 19:00:39 1998 Geoff Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>
1410 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Generate PLT
1411 entries unless the symbol is defined in the executable; in
1412 particular, undefined weak symbols get a PLT entry.
1414 Wed Aug 12 14:48:33 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1416 * libaout.h: Remove nested comment to avoid warning.
1418 Wed Aug 12 08:10:11 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1420 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Rework
1421 R_ARM_PC24 relocation.
1423 Tue Aug 11 14:42:26 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1425 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Remove unused
1426 argument is_local. Add argument sym_flags. Check sym_flags
1427 in R_ARM_ABS32 case. Include addend for R_ARM_THM_PC22 case.
1428 (elf32_arm_relocate_section): Don't pass local sym and pass
1429 sym_flags to elf32_arm_final_link_relocate.
1431 Mon Aug 10 20:38:39 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1433 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_calc_dynrel_sizes): Correct last change
1434 to not count too few relocs for dynamicly linked executables.
1436 Mon Aug 10 15:35:34 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1438 * elf64-alpha.c (alpha_elf_dynamic_symbol_p): Never consider
1439 symbols without a dynamic index dynamic. Consider all weak
1441 (elf64_alpha_strip_section_from_output): Don't assume 1-1
1442 correspondance between input and output sections.
1444 Mon Aug 10 15:31:39 1998 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
1446 * elflink.h (elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets): For backends
1447 that use a .got.plt section start the got offset at zero.
1449 Mon Aug 10 17:31:21 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1451 * ieee.c (ieee_write_processor): Correct the processor ID written
1452 out for bfd_arch_m68k, accommodating change of March 25.
1454 Sun Aug 9 20:55:44 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1456 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Rework
1457 R_ARM_THM_RPC22 relocations.
1459 Sat Aug 8 15:15:30 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1461 * elf64-alpha.c (alpha_elf_dynamic_symbol_p): Undef weak symbols
1463 (elf64_alpha_calc_dynrel_sizes): Allow enough room for RELATIVE
1464 .got relocs in -Bsymbolic shared objects.
1466 Wed Aug 5 15:48:08 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1468 * elf32-arm.c: Add private flags to ELF header.
1469 (elf32_arm_print_private_bfd_data): New Function.
1470 (elf32_arm_set_private_flags): New Function.
1471 (elf32_arm_copy_private_flags): New Function.
1472 (elf32_arm_merge_private_bfd_data): New Function.
1474 Mon Aug 3 17:10:15 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1476 * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_check_relocs): Permit WPLT30 against
1478 (elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Likewise.
1480 Sun Aug 2 03:19:23 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1482 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Init sgot to NULL. Create the
1483 .got if any relocation referrs to _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_.
1484 (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Pull sgot and splt search to the start
1485 of the function. Recognize no .plt as static linking.
1487 1998-08-01 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
1489 * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr): Don't pass
1490 ".liblist" string through gettext.
1492 Fri Jul 31 16:38:14 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1494 * Makefile.am: Add support for elf32-arm.lo.
1495 * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
1496 * config.bfd (arm-*-elf): Define targ_defvec and targ_selvecs.
1497 (thumb-*-elf): Define targ_defvec and targ_selvecs.
1498 * configure.in: Handle bfd_elf32_littlearm_vec and bfd_elf32_bigarm_vec.
1499 * configure: Regenerate.
1500 * elf.c: (prep_headers): Support arch_type of EM_ARM.
1501 * targets.c: Support new targets bfd_elf32_bigarm_vec and
1502 bfd_target bfd_elf32_littlearm_vec.
1503 * elf32-arm.c: New file.
1505 Tue Jun 28 19:05:28 1998 Stan Cox <scox@cygnus.com>
1507 * libaout.h (M_SPARCLITE_LE): New machine.
1508 * sunos.c (MACHTYPE_OK): Add machine M_SPARCLITE_LE.
1509 * aoutf1.h (sunos_set_arch_mach): Add machine M_SPARCLITE_LE.
1510 (sunos_write_object_contents): Add machine bfd_mach_sparc_sparclite_le
1511 * aoutx.h (howto_table_ext): Add relocation R_SPARC_REV32.
1512 (NAME(aout,machine_type)) Add machine bfd_mach_sparc_sparclite_le
1513 (aout_link_input_section_ext): Add RELOC_SPARC_REV32 support.
1514 * elf32-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_howto_table, sparc_reloc_map,
1515 elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Rename R_SPARC_32LE to be R_SPARC_REV32
1516 * libbfd.h (bfd_reloc_code_real_names): Rename BFD_RELOC_SPARC_32LE to
1517 be BFD_RELOC_SPARC_REV32.
1519 * config.bfd (sparc86x-*-aout): New
1521 Fri Jul 24 13:54:19 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1523 * linker.c (_bfd_generic_final_link): Allocate NULL symbol before
1524 actually mapping the output sections.
1526 Fri Jul 24 11:24:29 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
1529 * elf-m10300.c (mn10300_elf_howto): Add R_MN10300_24 entry.
1530 (mn10300_elf_reloc_map): Similarly.
1531 (mn10300_elf_final_link_relocate): Handle R_MN10300_24.
1533 Fri Jul 24 12:36:04 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1535 * elf32-mips.c (elf_mips_howto_table): Add reloc types used on
1537 (bfd_elf32_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Add default case.
1538 * elf64-mips.c: Replace all uses of mips_elf64_reloc_type with
1539 elf_mips_reloc_type defined in elf/mips.h.
1541 1998-07-24 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
1543 * elf64-mips.c: Remove reloc_type definition completely. It's now
1546 Thu Jul 23 13:33:19 1998 Doug Evans <devans@canuck.cygnus.com>
1548 * elf64-mips.c (mips_elf64_reloc_type): #if 0 out more relocations
1549 as they are defined in elf/mips.h now.
1551 Thu Jul 23 11:29:43 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
1554 * Re-add lost change:
1555 * elf-m10300.c (elf32_mn10300_link_hash_entry): Add new field
1557 (mn10300_elf_relax_section): Include stack space for register saves
1558 in the imm8 field of a "call" instruction.
1559 (compute_function_info): Determine how much stack is allocated by
1560 the movm instruction. Fix typo.
1561 (elf32_mn10300_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize movm_stack_size.
1563 Thu Jul 23 11:38:05 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1565 * elf32-sparc.c (elf_backend_got_header_size): Define as 4.
1566 * elf64-sparc.c (elf_backend_got_header_size): Define as 8.
1568 1998-07-22 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
1570 * elf32-ppc.c: Change use of pp_reloc_type to elf_ppc_reloc_type.
1572 Wed Jul 22 16:27:18 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1574 * elf32-hppa.h: Let ELF header define the enum containing the
1575 external reloc numbers.
1576 * elf32-i386.h: Likewise.
1578 1998-07-22 14:57 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
1580 * elf-m10300.c: Let ELF header now define the macros to get the enum.
1581 * elf32-mips.c: Likewise.
1582 * elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
1584 Wed Jul 22 13:53:52 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1586 * bfd-in2.h: Change type of 'class' parameter to 'unsigned int' in
1587 bfd_coff_set_symbol_class(), in order to avoid K&R compatability
1589 * bfd-in.h: Regenerate.
1590 * coffgen.c (bfd_coff_set_symbol_class): Change type of 'class'
1591 parameter to 'unsigned int' to avoid K&R compatability problems.
1593 Wed Jul 22 16:43:24 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1595 * ieee.c (ieee_find_nearest_line): Change filename_ptr and
1596 functionname_ptr to be const. Change line_ptr to be unsigned.
1598 * coffcode.h (coff_link_output_has_begun): Simplify handling when
1599 macro is not defined. Change second parameter from bfd_link_info
1600 to coff_final_link_info. Add prototype.
1601 (coff_final_link_postscript): Simplify handling when macro is not
1602 defined. Add prototype.
1604 1998-07-22 13:08 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
1606 * elf-mn10300.c: Before include system specific ELF header define
1607 START_RELOC_NUMBERS, RELOC_NUMBER, and END_RELOC_NUMBERS.
1608 * elf32-mips.c: Likewise.
1609 * elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
1611 Wed Jul 22 13:46:51 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1613 * elf64-mips.c (mips_elf64_reloc_type): Copy Ulrich's elf32-mips.c
1614 temporary patch over to elf64-mips.c as well.
1616 1998-07-21 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
1618 * elf32-mips.c (reloc_type): Temporarily disable definition of
1619 standard relocation since they are now defined in elf/mips.h.
1621 Tue Jul 21 09:47:00 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
1623 * elf-m10200.c (mn10200_elf_final_link_relocate):
1624 Modify range test for case R_MN10200_8.
1626 * elf-m10300.c (mn10300_elf_final_link_relocate):
1627 Modify range test for case R_MN10300_8.
1629 Mon Jul 20 18:50:54 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1631 * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Add got_ & plt_header_size.
1632 * elf32-i386.c (elf_backend_got_header_size): Define.
1633 (elf_backend_plt_header_size): Define.
1634 * elf32-m68k.c, elf32-mips.c, elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
1635 * elf32-sparc.c, elf64-alpha.c, elf64-sparc.c: Likewise.
1636 * elfxx-target.h: Provide a default of zero.
1637 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_create_got_section): Use got_header_size.
1638 * elflink.h (elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets): Likewise.
1640 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Don't remove a PLT
1641 entry from an executable, even if the plt refcount goes to 0.
1643 Mon Jul 20 12:47:26 1998 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
1645 * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,find_nearest_line)): Also remember the
1646 directory name at the line number.
1648 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_find_nearest_line): Also consider symbols
1649 with an unspecified type.
1651 Wed Jul 15 11:20:01 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1653 * sunos.c: Add undef of valid to avoid problem on SunOS.
1655 Tue Jul 14 15:30:59 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1657 * config.bfd (i?86-pc-beos{pe,elf,}*): Recognize.
1659 Tue Jul 14 11:22:21 1998 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
1661 * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_check_relocs): Also reference count
1662 R_68K_PCxx and R_68K_xx relocations. Make sure that
1663 ELF_LINK_HASH_NEEDS_PLT is always set for a PLT reloc reference.
1664 (elf_m68k_gc_sweep_hook): Also reference count R_68K_PCxx and
1665 R_68K_xx relocations.
1666 (elf_m68k_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Reset the plt offset of a symbol
1667 that has no plt entry.
1668 (elf_m68k_relocate_section): Ignore the plt offset in a static
1670 * elflink.h (elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Reset the plt offset for
1672 (elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets): Set the got offsets also in
1675 * elf32-m68k.c (R_68K_GNU_VTINHERIT, R_68K_GNU_VTENTRY): New reloc
1677 (howto_table, reloc_map): Add entries for them.
1678 (elf_m68k_check_relocs): Handle them. Implement reference
1679 counting for got and plt entries.
1680 (elf_m68k_gc_mark_hook, elf_m68k_gc_sweep_hook): New functions.
1681 (elf_m68k_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Handle unreferenced plt
1683 (rtype_to_howto_rel, elf_info_to_howto_rel): Delete.
1684 (elf_m68k_relocate_section): Handle the new reloc types.
1685 (bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link, elf_backend_gc_mark_hook,
1686 elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook, elf_backend_can_gc_sections): Define.
1687 * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): When creating an
1688 indirect reference for symbol versioning also copy the plt
1690 (elf_fix_symbol_flags): When clearing the ELF_LINK_HASH_NEEDS_PLT
1691 flag also reset the plt offset.
1692 (elf_link_assign_sym_version): Likewise.
1693 (elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets): Increment the got offset by
1694 the size of the entry in bytes.
1695 (elf_gc_allocate_got_offsets): Likewise.
1697 Tue Jul 14 11:18:14 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1699 * elflink.h (elf_gc_sections): Return true rather than falling off
1702 * coffgen.c (bfd_coff_set_symbol_class): Call bfd_alloc, not
1705 Mon Jul 13 11:06:31 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1707 * coff-arm.c: Supress definition of TARGET_UNDERSCORE and add a
1708 comment describing when it should be enabled.
1709 Changed definition of USER_LABEL_PREFIX to "", to fall into line
1712 Mon Jul 13 13:06:54 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1714 * ieee.c (ieee_slurp_external_symbols): Handle call optimization
1715 information ATN records.
1717 Fri Jul 10 16:31:06 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1719 * ieee.c (ieee_slurp_external_symbols): Select an appropriate
1720 section for an absolute symbol in a fully linked file. Based on
1721 patch from Christian Holland <CHolland@de.lucent.com>.
1723 Wed Jul 8 11:29:56 1998 Manfred Hollstein <manfred@s-direktnet.de>
1725 * coff-m88k.c (m88k_special_reloc): Don't lose the information
1726 that a symbol is undefined.
1728 Tue Jul 7 21:47:02 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
1730 * som.c (som_bfd_gc_sections): Define.
1732 Mon Jul 6 11:35:50 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1734 * coff-arm.c (aoutarm_std_reloc_howto): Do not complain about
1735 overflows in ARM_26D patches, since they have already been
1736 implmented. Patch submitted by Dr. R.J. Black <rjb@dcs.gla.ac.uk>
1738 Sat Jul 4 12:25:36 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1740 * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): If we have any long
1741 section names, call coff_write_symbols even if there are no
1744 Fri Jul 3 13:11:35 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1746 * elf.c (copy_private_bfd_data): Only set phdr_included once for a
1747 PT_LOAD segment, rather than only setting it once for the entire
1750 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): When setting the LMA,
1751 rather than ignoring every phdr with a p_paddr of 0, ignore all
1752 the phdrs if they all have a p_paddr of 0.
1754 * stabs.c (_bfd_write_stab_strings): Check whether the .stabstr
1755 section was discarded from the link.
1757 Fri Jul 3 14:39:05 1998 J"orn Rennecke <amylaar@cygnus.co.uk>
1759 * coff-sh.c (sh_insn_uses_freg): Ignore lowest bit of register number.
1761 Fri Jul 3 14:35:48 1998 J"orn Rennecke <amylaar@cygnus.co.uk>
1763 * coff-sh.c (sh_insns_conflict): Load of fpscr conflicts with
1764 floating point operations.
1766 Thu Jul 2 18:37:25 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1768 * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_link_input_bfd): Skip undefined global
1771 Thu Jul 2 14:59:42 1998 Klaus Kaempf <kkaempf@rmi.de>
1773 Merge of vax/vms (read-only) support
1774 * configure.com: Support Vax target.
1775 * makefile.vms: Support Vax target.
1776 * vms.h: Renamed from evax.h, merged vax/vms (read-only) support.
1777 * vms.c: Renamed from evax-alpha.c, merged vax/vms (read-only)
1779 * vms-hdr.c: Renamed from evax-emh.c, merged vax/vms (read-only)
1781 * vms-gsd.c: Renamed from evax-egsd.c, merged vax/vms (read-only)
1783 * vms-tir.c: Renamed from evax-etir.c, merged vax/vms (read-only)
1785 * vms-misc.c: Renamed from evax-misc.c, merged vax/vms (read-only)
1787 * libbfd.c (real_read): Use unbuffered read on VMS/Vax.
1788 * targets.c (bfd_target_ovax_flavour): New flavour.
1789 (vms_alpha_vec): Renamed from evax_alpha_vec.
1791 (target_vector): Update accordingly.
1792 * config.bfd (alpha*-*-*vms*): Use vms_alpha_vec, not
1794 (vax*-*-*vms*): New target.
1795 * Makefile.am: Update for renamed files. Rebuild dependencies.
1796 * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
1797 * configure.in, Makefile.in, aclocal.m4: Rebuild.
1799 Thu Jul 2 13:31:55 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1801 Based on patch from Matt Semersky <matts@scd.hp.com>:
1802 * linker.c (_bfd_generic_final_link): Force a trailing NULL
1803 pointer on abfd->outsymbols.
1804 (generic_add_output_symbol): Handle NULL sym parameter.
1806 Wed Jul 1 17:05:53 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1808 * elf.c (copy_private_bfd_data): Add support for changing VMA or
1811 Wed Jul 1 16:58:50 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1813 * coff-sh.c (sh_relax_delete_bytes): Correct address comparisons
1814 when handling 32 bit immediate relocs.
1815 * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_relax_delete_bytes): Likewise.
1817 Tue Jun 30 09:55:03 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
1819 * section.c (STD_SECTION): Account for recently added gc_mark
1820 field in struct asection.
1822 * elf-m10300.c (bfd_mn10300_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New function.
1823 (bfd_elf32_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data): Define.
1825 Thu Jun 25 18:31:41 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
1827 ELF Section-level Garbage Collection:
1828 * bfd.c (bfd_gc_sections): New.
1829 * aout-adobe.c: Hook to default implementation.
1830 * aout-target.h, aout-tic30.c, binary.c, bout.c: Likewise.
1831 * coff-alpha.c, coff-mips.c, coff-rs6000.c, coffcode.h: Likewise.
1832 * evax-alpha.c, i386msdos.c, i386os9k.c, ieee.c: Likewise.
1833 * ihex.c, nlm-target.h, oasys.c, ppcboot.c, srec.c: Likewise.
1834 * tekhex.c, versados.c: Likewise.
1835 * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_nolink_bfd_gc_sections): New.
1836 * targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add _bfd_gc_sections.
1838 * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_VTABLE_INHERIT, BFD_RELOC_VTABLE_ENTRY): New.
1839 (bfd_generic_gc_sections): New.
1840 * section.c (SEC_KEEP): New.
1841 (asection): Add gc_mark member.
1843 * elfcode.h (elf_gc*): New name remappings.
1844 * elflink.h (elf_link_input_bfd): Don't set contents on stabs
1845 sections to be excluded.
1846 (elf_gc_mark, elf_gc_sweep, elf_gc_sweep_symbol): New.
1847 (elf_gc_propogate_vtable_entries_used): New.
1848 (elf_gc_smash_unused_vtentry_relocs): New.
1849 (elf_gc_sections, elf_gc_record_vtinherit, elf_gc_record_vtentry): New.
1850 (elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets): New.
1851 (elf_gc_allocate_got_offsets, elf_gc_common_final_link): New.
1852 * elfxx-target.h: Add and default gc hooks.
1854 * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_entry): Swap got_offset/plt_offset
1856 (struct elf_obj_tdata): Likewise for local_got_offsets.
1857 * elf.c, elf-i386.c, elf32-m68k.c, elf32-mips.c: Update all uses.
1858 * elf32-ppc.c, elf32-sparc.c, elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
1859 * elf64-sparc.c, elflink.h: Likewise.
1861 * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_entry): Add vtable members.
1862 (ELF_LINK_HASH_MARK): Define.
1863 (struct elf_backend_data): Add GC hooks.
1864 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_link_hash_newfunc): Zero vtable members.
1866 * elf-m10300.c (mn10300_elf_check_relocs): New.
1867 (mn10300_elf_gc_mark_hook): New.
1868 (R_MN10300_GNU_VTINHERIT, R_MN10300_GNU_VTENTRY): New.
1869 (elf_mn10300_howto, mn10300_reloc_map): Handle them.
1870 (mn10300_elf_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
1871 (mn10300_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
1872 (elf_backend_can_gc_sections): Define.
1873 * elf32-mips.c (R_MIPS_GNU_VTINHERIT, R_MIPS_GNU_VTENTRY): New.
1874 (elf_mips_gnu_vtinherit_howto, elf_mips_gnu_vtentry_howto): New.
1875 (bfd_elf32_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Handle them.
1876 (mips_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
1877 (mips_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
1878 (mips_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
1879 (mips_elf_gc_mark_hook, mips_elf_gc_sweep_hook): New.
1880 (elf_backend_can_gc_sections): Define.
1881 * elf32-ppc.c (R_PPC_GNU_VTINHERIT, R_PPC_GNU_VTENTRY): New.
1882 (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Handle them.
1883 (ppc_elf_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
1884 (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
1885 (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Reference count .got and .plt entires.
1886 Handle new vtable relocs.
1887 (ppc_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Recognize unused .plt entries.
1888 (ppc_elf_gc_mark_hook, ppc_elf_gc_sweep_hook): New.
1889 (elf_backend_can_gc_sections): Define.
1891 Fri Jun 26 10:48:23 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
1893 * archures.c (bfd_mach_mn10300): Define.
1894 * elf-m10300.c: Include elf/mn10300.h
1895 (elf_mn10300_mach): New function.
1896 (_bfd_mn10300_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.
1897 (_bfd_mn10300_elf_object_p): Likewise.
1898 (elf_backendfinal_write_processing): Define.
1899 (elf_backend_object_p): Likewise.
1901 Thu Jun 25 18:31:08 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1903 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_perform_relocation): Fix HI16_S
1906 Wed Jun 24 17:17:57 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1908 * elflink.h (elf_bfd_final_link): Loop over input_bfds using the
1909 link_next field, not the next field.
1911 Sun Jun 21 19:38:39 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1913 * elf.c (map_sections_to_segments): Check the section address
1914 against the phdr size both with and without a modulo of
1917 Fri Jun 19 17:08:18 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1919 * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Only strip a
1920 linker created empty input section if the output section has the
1923 * elflink.h (elf_link_output_extsym): Print an error message if
1924 _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section fails.
1926 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section): Call bfd_set_error on
1929 Tue Jun 16 11:55:55 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1931 * elf.c (copy_private_bfd_data): Improve handling of Solaris
1932 native linker output. Avoid putting an empty section in more than
1935 Fri Jun 12 13:30:17 1998 Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
1937 * po/Make-in (all-yes): If maintainer mode, depend on .pot file.
1938 ($(PACKAGE).pot): Unconditionally depend on POTFILES.
1940 Fri Jun 12 13:34:02 1998 Doug Evans <devans@canuck.cygnus.com>
1942 * elf.c (swap_out_syms): New arg relocatable_p.
1943 Don't add section VMA to symbols for relocatable output.
1944 (_bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Update call to
1947 Mon Jun 8 15:20:57 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1949 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_perform_relocation): Make comparisons
1950 against 'addend' be signed rather than unsigned.
1952 Sat Jun 6 00:31:21 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1954 * elf32-m32r.c: Add prototyps for static functions.
1956 * coff-arm.c: Add prototypes for static functions.
1958 Fri Jun 5 17:21:51 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1960 * elf.c (elf_sort_sections): Sort by LMA first then VMA, since the
1961 LMA is used to order sections in a segment.
1963 * elf32-v850.c: Add prototypes for static functions.
1964 Change type of addend parameter to bfd_vma in various functions.
1966 Fri Jun 5 18:09:58 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1968 * aoutx.h (howto_table_ext): Change RELOC_BASE13 to use
1969 complain_overflow_signed instead of complain_overflow_bitfield.
1971 Fri Jun 5 15:11:11 1998 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
1973 * elf.c (elf_map_symbols): Don't add section VMA to symbol value
1974 when comparing against 0.
1976 Wed Jun 3 17:52:49 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1978 * Makefile.am (config.status): New target.
1979 * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
1981 Wed Jun 3 12:18:24 1998 Stan Cox <scox@equinox.cygnus.com>
1983 * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_merge_private_bfd_data): Give an
1984 error if previous object endianness doesn't match current object.
1986 Tue Jun 2 17:50:59 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
1988 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Call
1989 _bfd_elf_print_private)bfd_data ().
1991 Tue Jun 2 15:29:35 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
1993 * elflink.h (elf_merge_symbol): Don't always set type_change_ok
1995 (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set type_change_ok and
1996 size_change_ok before calling elf_merge_symbol.
1998 * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_relocate_section): If we issue an
1999 undefined symbol error, don't also issue an overflow error.
2001 Tue Jun 2 13:51:00 1998 Geoff Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>
2003 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): The target of an
2004 R_PPC_LOCAL24PC relocation should be local; if not, print an error
2005 message instead of crashing.
2007 Mon Jun 1 18:23:12 1998 Yuli Barcohen <yuli.barcohen@telrad.co.il>
2009 * archures.c (bfd_mach_cpu32): Define.
2010 (bfd_default_scan): Add case for 68060. Fix 68332 case to use
2012 * cpu-m68k.c (arch_info_struct): Add m68k:cpu32.
2013 * ieee.c: Include <ctype.h>.
2014 (ieee_object_p): Parse out process ID string to make it more
2015 likely to be acceptable for bfd_scan_arch.
2016 * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
2018 Mon Jun 1 11:12:02 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2020 * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Also call
2021 _bfd_elf_print_private_bfd_data() so that the program header will
2024 Mon Jun 1 12:14:28 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2026 * peicode.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Check for C_SECTION rather than
2027 0x68. Reindent. Add some comments.
2029 Fri May 29 09:58:08 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2031 * elf.c (copy_private_bfd_data): Adjust physical address of
2032 segment in output BFD to contain LMAs of its sections.
2034 Tue May 26 19:37:47 1998 Stan Cox <scox@equinox.cygnus.com>
2036 * elf32-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_howto_table, sparc_reloc_map,
2037 elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Added R_SPARC_32LE for little
2038 endian data 32 bit relocations.
2039 (elf32_sparc_merge_private_bfd_data): Check if linking little
2040 endian objects with big endian objects.
2041 (elf32_sparc_object_p): Set bfd_mach_sparc_sparclite_le.
2042 (elf32_sparc_final_write_processing): Set EF_SPARC_LEDATA in e_flags.
2043 * libbfd.h (bfd_reloc_code_real_names): Added BFD_RELOC_SPARC_32LE.
2045 * cpu-sparc.c (arch_info_struct): Added sparc:sparclite_le
2046 * archures.c (bfd_mach_sparc_sparclite_le): New.
2047 * bfd-in2.h (BFD_RELOC_SPARC_32LE, bfd_mach_sparc_sparclite_le): New.
2049 Thu May 21 16:59:28 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2051 * peicode.h (add_data_entry): Fix precedence of operators in if ()
2054 Tue May 19 18:41:19 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2056 * bfd-in.h: Move over patch to bfd-in2.h.
2058 * reloc.c (bfd_check_overflow): Add casts before shifts which may
2060 (_bfd_relocate_contents): Likewise.
2062 Mon May 18 14:44:15 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2064 * peicode.h (add_data_entry): If the section has no private data
2065 then do not create a Data Dictionary entry for it.
2067 Mon May 18 00:09:28 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2069 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_relax_section): Set again on changes.
2070 (elf64_alpha_can_merge_gots, elf64_alpha_merge_gots,
2071 elf64_alpha_size_got_sections): Rewrite, handling multiple got
2072 subsections during relaxation more correctly.
2074 Thu May 14 14:22:58 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2076 * bfd-in2.h: Add new prototype: bfd_coff_set_symbol_class ().
2077 Add extra argument to bfd_arm_process_before_allocation ().
2078 * bfd-in.h: Reflect changes made in bfd-in2.h.
2079 * coffgen.c (bfd_coff_set_symbol_class): New function. Set the
2080 coff class of a BFD symbol.
2081 * coff-arm.c: Add support for interworking between Thumb code and
2082 non-interworking aware ARM code.
2084 Sun May 10 22:33:59 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
2086 * po/Make-in (install-info): New target.
2088 Thu May 7 17:40:56 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2090 * filemode.c: Remove; not used.
2092 If sysdep.h includes a header file, don't include it again:
2093 * aix386-core.c: Don't include <stdio.h>, <stddef.h>, or
2095 * aoutx.h: Don't include <string.h>. Use "sysdep.h" rather than
2097 * archive.c: Don't include <string.h> or <errno.h>.
2098 * evax-alpha.c; Don't include <stdio.h>.
2099 * evax-egsd.c: Likewise.
2100 * evax-etir.c: Likewise.
2101 * evax-misc.c: Likewise.
2102 * evax-emh.c: Likewise. Also, don't include <sys/types.h>.
2103 * hppabsd-core.c: Don't include <stdio.h>, <sys/types.h>, or
2105 * hpux-core.c: Likewise.
2106 * netbsd-core.c: Likewise.
2108 * libbfd.c: Don't include <sys/types.h>.
2109 * nlmcode.h: Don't include <string.h>.
2110 * osf-core.c: Don't include <string.h> or <stdio.h>.
2111 * ptrace-core.c: Don't include <stdio.h>, <sys/types.h>,
2112 <errno.h>, or <unistd.h>.
2113 * trad-core.c: Don't include <stdio.h> or <sys/types.h>.
2115 Thu May 7 13:12:50 1998 Klaus Kaempf <kkaempf@progis.de>
2117 * configure.com: If the version number can not be found in
2118 configure.in, set it to "unknown" rather than "2.8.1".
2120 Wed May 6 09:46:05 1998 Gavin Koch <gavin@cygnus.com>
2122 * elf32-mips.c (elf_mips_mach): New.
2123 (_bfd_mips_elf_object_p): Use elf_mips_mach.
2124 (_bfd_mips_elf_final_write_processing): Use the names
2125 of machines, rather than the numbers. Set both the ARCH
2126 and MACH in e_flags. Handle a few more specific machines.
2127 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Merge both
2128 EF_MIPS_ARCH and EF_MIPS_MACH.
2130 Tue May 5 21:01:53 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2132 * syms.c (bfd_is_local_label): Revert last change.
2133 * srec.c (srec_write_symbols): Discard debugging symbols.
2135 Tue May 5 23:36:06 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2137 * som.c: Include <ctype.h>.
2138 * som.h: Don't include sysdep.h.
2140 Tue May 5 18:29:24 1998 Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
2142 * libbfd.h: Rebuilt.
2143 * libbfd-in.h: Removed gettext includes and defines.
2144 * sysdep.h: Moved gettext-related includes and defines here.
2146 Tue May 5 16:47:54 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2148 * srec.c (srec_write_symbols): Use bfd_is_local_label rather than
2149 an ad-hoc test. Kill bogus #if 0 code.
2150 * syms.c (bfd_is_local_label): Consider BSF_DEBUGGING symbols local.
2152 Mon May 4 16:10:33 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2154 * sunos.c (sunos_check_dynamic_reloc): Don't use the PLT address
2155 when generating a normal executable for a symbol defined in a
2156 regular file. When copying a reloc into the output file, adjust
2157 the addend for a PC relative reloc against a global symbol.
2159 Mon May 4 10:08:18 1998 Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
2161 * libbfd.h: Rebuilt.
2162 * libbfd-in.h (_): Define as dgettext.
2164 Mon May 4 11:02:23 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2166 * coff-arm.c (coff_arm_relocate_section): Cast to bfd_signed_vma,
2168 * peicode.h (pe_saved_coff_bfd_print_private_bfd_data): Use PARAMS
2169 when declaring parameter types.
2170 (pe_saved_coff_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
2172 Wed Apr 29 15:35:03 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2174 * config.bfd: If we include any ELF targets in targ_defvec and/or
2175 targ_selvecs, then add the generic ELF targets to targ_selvecs.
2176 * elf32-gen.c (dummy): New static const variable.
2177 (elf_generic_info_to_howto): New static function.
2178 (elf_generic_info_to_howto_rel): New static function.
2179 (elf_info_to_howto): Define as elf_generic_info_to_howto.
2180 (elf_info_to_howto_rel): Define as elf_generic_info_to_howto_rel.
2181 * elf64-gen.c: Same changes as elf32-gen.c.
2182 * elfcode.h (elf_object_p): For the generic target, ignore a
2183 failure of bfd_default_set_arch_mach. Fix indentation a bit.
2185 Tue Apr 28 20:05:52 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2187 * configure.in (WIN32LIBADD): Add -lintl on cygwin32.
2188 * configure: Rebuild.
2190 Tue Apr 28 12:16:57 1998 Jason Molenda (crash@bugshack.cygnus.com)
2192 * config.bfd: Update OSR5/Unixware patterns.
2194 Mon Apr 27 18:02:24 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2196 * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Allow for holes
2197 between sections added by a link script.
2199 Mon Apr 27 11:49:55 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2201 * configure.in: Change version number to 2.9.4
2202 * configure: Rebuild.
2204 Based on patch from H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>:
2205 * elf.c (bfd_elf_get_bfd_needed_list): New function.
2206 * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf_get_bfd_needed_list): Declare.
2207 * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
2209 Sat Apr 25 20:07:53 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2211 * elf64-alpha.c (struct alpha_relax_info): Replace elfsym with other.
2214 Sat Apr 25 18:29:07 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2216 * elf64-alpha.c (struct alpha_relax_info): Add tsec & elfsym members.
2217 (elf64_alpha_relax_section): Fill them in.
2218 (elf64_alpha_relax_opt_call): Implement more than a stub.
2219 (elf64_alpha_add_symbol_hook): Don't set SEC_LOAD or default
2220 alignment on .scommon.
2221 (elf64_alpha_merge_gots): Merge use counts as well.
2223 Sat Apr 25 14:07:29 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2225 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_relax_section): Use the proper section
2226 for calculating a local symbol's address.
2227 (elf64_alpha_calc_got_offsets): Skip entries with 0 use count.
2228 Set the .got's cooked size as well as the raw size.
2230 Fri Apr 24 09:16:00 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2232 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Add
2233 internationalisation of printed information.
2235 * coff-arm.c (coff_arm_print_private_bfd_data): Add
2236 internationalisation of printed information.
2238 Fri Apr 24 12:09:18 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2240 * syms.c (struct indexentry): Change directory_name, file_name,
2241 and function_name fields to char *.
2242 (struct stab_find_info): Change cached_file_name field to char *.
2244 Thu Apr 23 08:13:04 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2246 * peicode.h (dir_names): Add missing N_() macros to dir_names array.
2248 Wed Apr 22 13:06:15 1998 Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
2250 * po/Make-in (MKINSTALLDIRS): Don't look in $(top_srcdir).
2252 Wed Apr 22 17:48:48 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2254 * Makefile.am (install-data-local): Make $(includedir).
2255 * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
2257 Wed Apr 22 13:06:15 1998 Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
2259 * libbfd-in.h: Use `gettext' and not `dgettext' for now.
2261 Wed Apr 22 12:53:40 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2263 * Makefile.am (INCLUDES): Add -I$(srcdir)/../intl -I../intl.
2264 * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
2266 * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild for Nick's changes.
2268 Tue Apr 21 23:11:51 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2270 * archive.c (_bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr_mag): Fix lossage in last
2271 change wrt length == max_namelen.
2273 Tue Apr 21 21:19:36 1998 Tom Tromey <tromey@scribbles.cygnus.com>
2275 * Many files: Added gettext invocations around user-visible
2277 * libbfd-in.h: Added gettext includes and defines.
2278 * acconfig.h (ENABLE_NLS, HAVE_CATGETS, HAVE_GETTEXT, HAVE_STPCPY,
2279 HAVE_LC_MESSAGES): Define.
2280 * configure.in: Call CY_GNU_GETTEXT. Create po/Makefile.in and
2282 * Makefile.am (SUBDIRS): Added po.
2283 (POTFILES): New macro.
2284 (po/POTFILES.in): New target.
2285 (SOURCE_HFILES): New macro.
2287 * po/Make-in, po/POTFILES.in, po/bfd.pot: New files.
2289 Tue Apr 21 13:38:18 1998 Peter Schauer (pes@regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de)
2291 * elfcore.h (bfd_prstatus): Copy core_prstatus from the first
2292 NT_PRSTATUS note section encountered, it contains the status of
2293 the currently executing thread when the core file was written.
2295 Tue Apr 21 10:00:12 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2297 * libcoff.h: Add extra parameter to
2298 bfd_coff_link_output_has_begun overrideable function.
2299 * cofflink.c: Pass extra parameter to
2300 bfd_coff_link_output_has_begun function.
2301 * bfd-in.h: Add prototypes for exported ARM interworking
2303 * peicode.h: ARM specific code reorganised to conform to BFD
2305 * coffcode.h: ARM specific code reorganised to conform to BFD
2307 * coff-arm.c: Code reorganised to conform to the BFD coding
2308 conventions. Global variables have been moved into an ARM
2309 specific hash table structure and a new function:
2310 bfd_arm_get_bfd_for_interworking() has been created which is
2311 called from the linker scripts.
2313 Tue Apr 21 00:11:51 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2315 * archive.c (_bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr_mag): Simplify end-of-name test.
2317 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_find_reloc_at_ofs): Renamed from
2318 elf64_alpha_relax_find_reloc_ofs. Changed all callers.
2319 (elf64_alpha_add_symbol_hook): Put small commons in .scommon not .sbss.
2320 (elf64_alpha_size_got_sections): Don't merge .got sections twice.
2322 Sat Apr 18 01:21:04 1998 Stan Cox <scox@cygnus.com>
2324 * config.bfd: Added sparc86x support.
2326 Fri Apr 17 22:29:04 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2328 * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_relocate_section): Do not complain about
2329 an out of range pc-relative jump/call to an undefined weak symbol.
2331 Thu Apr 16 13:49:00 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2333 * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_do_reloc_gpdisp): Do all gpdisp
2336 Thu Apr 16 11:43:33 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2338 * archive.c (bfd_generic_archive_p): If a slurp subroutine returns
2339 an error other than bfd_error_system_call, set the error to
2340 bfd_error_wrong_format.
2342 * targets.c (bfd_target_vector) [SELECT_VECS not defined]: Add
2343 bfd_elf32_powerpcle_vec.
2345 * elf.c (copy_private_bfd_data): If all the p_paddr fields in the
2346 program segments are zero, don't set p_paddr_valid.
2348 Wed Apr 15 22:15:16 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2350 * elf64-alpha.c: Initial implementation of relaxation --
2351 (struct alpha_elf_link_hash_entry): Add use_count member.
2352 (elf64_alpha_check_relocs): Initialize and increment it.
2353 (elf64_alpha_can_merge_gots): Check it when considering merging.
2354 (elf64_alpha_merge_gots): Drop entries with zero use.
2355 (elf64_alpha_calc_got_offsets_for_symbol): Likewise.
2356 (elf64_alpha_always_size_sections): Split out got sizing ...
2357 (elf64_alpha_size_got_sections): ... here. New function.
2358 (elf64_alpha_relax_find_reloc_ofs): New function.
2359 (elf64_alpha_relax_with_lituse): Likewise.
2360 (elf64_alpha_relax_without_lituse): Likewise.
2361 (elf64_alpha_relax_opt_call): Likewise.
2362 (elf64_alpha_relax_section): Likewise.
2363 (elf64_alpha_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
2364 (elf64_alpha_howto_table): Implement GPRELHIGH/LOW & IMMED_GP_16.
2365 (elf64_alpha_relocate_section): Likewise.
2366 (bfd_elf64_bfd_relax_section): Define.
2367 (elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
2369 Wed Apr 15 16:08:46 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2371 * elf.c (prep_headers): Use new EM_SPARCV9 symbol.
2372 * elf64-sparc.c (ELF_MACHINE_CODE): Likewise.
2373 (ELF_MACHINE_ALT1): New. Set to EM_OLD_SPARC64.
2375 Wed Apr 15 11:34:33 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2377 * configure.in: Add -lkernel32 to WIN32LIBADD on cygwin32.
2378 * configure: Rebuild.
2380 Mon Apr 13 16:46:27 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2382 * Makefile.am (libbfd_la_LIBADD): Add @WIN32LIBADD@.
2383 (libbfd_la_LDFLAGS): Add @WIN32LDFLAGS@.
2384 * configure.in: Define and substitute WIN32LDFLAGS and
2386 * aclocal.m4: Rebuild with new libtool.
2387 * configure, Makefile.in: Rebuild.
2389 Fri Apr 10 13:44:27 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2391 * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Move a PE COMDAT symbol
2392 before any other symbols in the same section.
2394 Wed Apr 8 14:50:23 1998 Michael Meissner <meissner@cygnus.com>
2396 * config.bfd (powerpc*-*-*): Remove PowerPC NT support from ELF
2399 Tue Apr 7 16:25:31 1998 Gavin Romig-Koch <gavin@cygnus.com>
2401 * dwarf2.c (comp_unit): Move it earlier in the source. Add
2403 (read_address): Replace 'bdf*' argument with 'comp_unit*' argument.
2404 Use addr_size for address size, rather than sizeof(bfd_vma).
2405 (read_attribute): Replace bdf* argument with 'comp_unit*' argument.
2406 Fix call to read_address.
2407 (decode_line_info): Replace bdf* argument with 'comp_unit*' argument.
2408 Scrap other unneeded arguments. Fix call to read_address.
2409 (scan_unit_for_functions): Fix call to read_attribute.
2410 (parse_comp_unit): We now handle more values for addr_size.
2411 Set addr_size in unit. Fix call to read_attribute and
2414 Tue Apr 7 15:44:47 1998 Gavin Romig-Koch <gavin@cygnus.com>
2416 * dwarf2.c (parse_comp_unit): Drop use of unit->name when it is null.
2418 Tue Apr 7 12:35:18 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2420 * archures.c (bfd_default_scan): Add m68k cases back to default
2421 switch, reverting patch of March 25, since IEEE support depends
2424 Mon Apr 6 14:06:40 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2426 * Makefile.am (diststuff): New target.
2427 * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
2429 Sun Apr 5 16:21:44 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
2431 * som.c (som_bfd_ar_write_symbol_stuff): Fix computation of
2432 som_offset when we have an extended name table.
2434 Sun Apr 5 16:04:39 1998 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>
2436 * Makefile.am (stamp-lib): Check that .libs/libbfd.a exists before
2438 * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
2440 Fri Apr 3 11:09:42 1998 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
2442 * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_size_dynamic_sections): Generate section
2443 symbols when creating a shared library.
2444 (elf_m68k_adjust_dynindx): New function, used by above code.
2445 (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_sections): Initialize the section
2447 (elf_m68k_relocate_section): Change abort to BFD_ASSERT.
2449 Wed Apr 1 16:04:02 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2451 * coff-arm.c (in_reloc_p): Use ARM_RVA32 in place of constant
2454 Wed Apr 1 13:36:58 1998 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
2456 * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_relocate_section, case R_68K_PLT*O): Fix
2459 Tue Mar 31 00:12:12 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
2461 * elf-m10300.c (mn10300_elf_relax_section): Correctly handle
2464 Mon Mar 30 12:46:15 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2466 * configure.in: Set version to 2.9.1.
2467 * configure: Rebuild.
2469 * Branched binutils 2.9.
2471 Mon Mar 30 12:20:50 1998 Brent Baccala <baccala@freesoft.org>
2473 * syms.c (ENABLE_CACHING): Define.
2474 (struct indexentry): Define.
2475 (struct stab_cache): Remove.
2476 (cmpindexentry): New static function.
2477 (struct stab_find_info): Add new fields: indextable,
2478 indextablesize, cached_indexentry, cached_offset, cached_stab, and
2479 cached_file_name. Remove fields: file_cache, function_cache, and
2481 (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Rewrite to build a sorted
2482 index table and search it.
2484 Mon Mar 30 10:39:34 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2486 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_section_data): Call
2487 copy_private_bfd_data once we've seen the last SEC_ALLOC section.
2489 * cpu-mips.c: Remove trailing comma at end of enumeration list.
2491 Sat Mar 28 16:33:02 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2493 * coff-arm.c: Define all globally visible variables and functions
2494 only when COFF_WITH_PE is not defined.
2495 * configure.in (armpe_little_vec, armpe_big_vec): Add
2497 * configure: Rebuild.
2499 Fri Mar 27 16:06:02 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2501 Fix some gcc -Wall warnings:
2502 * aout-arm.c (MY(fix_pcrel_26)): Add casts to avoid warnings.
2503 * archive.c (_bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr_mag): Likewise.
2504 * archures.c (bfd_default_scan): Likewise.
2505 * bfd.c (bfd_scan_vma): Likewise.
2506 * binary.c (mangle_name): Likewise
2507 * coff-arm.c (aoutarm_fix_pcrel_26): Likewise.
2508 * coff-sh.c (sh_relocate_section): Likewise.
2509 * coff-stgo32.c (create_go32_stub): Likewise.
2510 * coffcode.h (coff_slurp_line_table): Likewise.
2511 * ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_write_armap): Likewise.
2512 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
2513 (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Likewise.
2514 * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
2515 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
2516 * oasys.c (oasys_write_sections): Likewise.
2517 * ppcboot.c (ppcboot_object_p): Likewise.
2518 (mangle_name): Likewise.
2519 * riscix.c (riscix_fix_pcrel_26): Likewise.
2520 * srec.c (srec_scan): Likewise.
2521 * stabs.c (_bfd_write_section_stabs): Likewise.
2522 * sunos.c (sunos_add_dynamic_symbols): Likewise.
2523 * aout-ns32k.c (_bfd_ns32k_relocate_contents): Add default case to
2524 switch. Declare parameters for function pointers.
2525 * archures.c (bfd_default_scan): Add braces to avoid ambiguous if
2527 * elf.c (elf_sort_sections): Likewise.
2528 * coff-arm.c (coff_thumb_pcrel_common): Initialize relocation.
2529 Add default cases to switches.
2530 (coff_arm_relocate_section): Remove unused local variables.
2532 (coff_arm_bfd_set_private_flags): Change flag variable to type
2534 * coff-mips.c (mips_relocate_section): Initialize use_lo.
2535 * coff-ppc.c (ppc_record_toc_entry): Change i to unsigned int.
2536 (dump_toc): Change cat to const, and initialize it.
2537 * coff-sh.c (sh_relax_delete_bytes): Initialize start and voff.
2538 * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_relax_delete_bytes): Likewise.
2539 (sh_elf_relocate_section): Initialize r_symndx.
2540 * coffcode.h (coff_compute_section_file_positions): Only declare
2541 old_sofar if ALIGN_SECTIONS_IN_FILE.
2542 (coff_write_object_contents): Initialize csym.
2543 * coffgen.c (coff_pointerize_aux): Make type and class unsigned.
2544 * cpu-ns32k.c (_bfd_ns32k_get_displacement): Add default case to
2546 * dwarf2.c: Include libiberty.h.
2547 (read_2_signed_bytes, read_4_signed_bytes): Comment out.
2548 (decode_line_info): Remove unused local variables.
2549 * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_sda16_reloc): Likewise.
2550 (m32r_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
2551 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_store_addend_in_insn): Likewise.
2552 (v850_elf_reloc): Likewise.
2553 * elf-bfd.h (elf_linker_section_t): Make alignment unsigned.
2554 (struct elf_obj_tdata): Make cverdefs and cverrefs unsigned.
2555 * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Always set adjust.
2556 * elf32-d30v.c (bfd_elf_d30v_reloc): Initialize tmp_addr. Fully
2557 parenthesize expression.
2558 * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_relocate_section): Always initialize h.
2559 (m32r_elf_object_p): Return a value.
2560 (m32r_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Change fprintf format string.
2561 * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_final_link): Initialize last.
2562 (mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Initialize last and dindx.
2563 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_object_p): Return a value.
2564 (v850_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Change fprintf format string.
2565 * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Change symcount and i to
2567 * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Change vernum to
2568 unsigned int, and initialize it. Change fprintf format string.
2569 (NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections)): Cast -1 to bfd_size_type
2570 when setting or comparing to soname_indx.
2571 (elf_create_pointer_linker_section): Change num_symbols to
2573 * libcoff-in.h (coff_data_type): Change flags to flagword.
2574 * peicode.h (pe_print_idata): Initialize idx. Change j to
2575 bfd_size_type. Initialize hint_member. Remove useless test to
2577 (pe_print_edata): Change num_functions and num_names in struct
2578 EDT_type to unsigned long. Remove cast. Change fprintf format
2580 * ppcboot.c (ppcboot_object_p): Change i to size_t.
2581 * reloc.c (bfd_get_reloc_size): Change return type to unsigned
2583 * reloc16.c (bfd_coff_reloc16_relax_section): Change shrinks to
2584 int *. Update uses. Change j to long.
2585 * bfd-in2.h, libcoff.h: Rebuild.
2587 Fri Mar 27 10:10:46 1998 Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
2589 * elf32-v850.c Remove definition of USE_REL.
2590 (v850_elf_info_to_howto_rela): New function.
2591 (v850_elf_perform_relocation): Renamed from
2592 v850_elf_store_addend_in_insn. Removed replace argument.
2593 (v850_elf_reloc): store the relocation in the addend field instead
2595 (v850_elf_final_link_relocate): Now calls
2596 v850_elf_perform_relocation.
2597 (v850_elf_relocate_section): Remove code to generate REL
2600 Thu Mar 26 13:32:17 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2602 * coffcode.h (coff_new_section_hook): Set the type and storage
2603 class in the native symbol information allocated for a new section
2606 Thu Mar 26 10:13:41 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2608 * peicode.h: Chain together calls to
2609 coff_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data and
2610 coff_bfd_print_private_bfd_data.
2612 * coff-arm.c: Add prototypes for
2613 coff_arm_bfd_print_private_bfd_data and
2614 coff_arm_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data.
2616 Wed Mar 25 15:45:55 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2618 * coffcode.h (coff_mkobject_hook): Set private falgs even for a PE
2621 * peicode.h: Call arm-coff private data functions after handling
2624 * coff-arm.c: Turn statics into globals so that they can be shared
2625 both pe and pei backends.
2627 Wed Mar 25 15:19:38 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2629 * aoutf1.h (sunos_set_arch_mach): Use bfd_mach_m68* rather than
2631 (sunos_write_object_contents): Likewise.
2632 * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,machine_type)): Likewise.
2633 * coffcode.h (coff_set_arch_mach_hook): Likewise.
2635 Wed Mar 25 13:59:24 1998 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
2637 * archures.c (bfd_mach_m68*): Add definitions for various m68k
2639 (bfd_default_scan): Remove m68k special cases.
2640 * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
2641 * mipsbsd.c (MY(write_object_contents)): Use bfd_mach_m68* rather
2643 * sparclynx.c (NAME(lynx,set_arch_mach)): Likewise.
2644 * cpu-m68k.c (arch_info_struct): Likewise. Add entry for
2646 (bfd_m68k_arch): Set mach field to zero to signal no explicit
2647 selection, change printable_name to just "m68k" and make that the
2648 default instead of m68k:68020.
2650 * aout-tic30.c (NAME): Define this to avoid multiple definitions
2652 (MY_get_section_contents): Define as aout_32_get_section_contents
2653 rather than NAME(aout,get_section_contents).
2655 * elf-m10300.c (elf32_mn10300_link_hash_table_create): Fix cast.
2657 * evax-alpha.c (evax_set_arch_mach): Only accept bfd_arch_alpha
2658 and call bfd_default_set_arch_mach to do the real work.
2660 Wed Mar 25 10:41:35 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2662 * bout.c (BALX): Include return register g14 as part of the insn.
2664 (calljx_callback): Use it.
2666 Wed Mar 25 11:19:28 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2668 * libbfd-in.h (BFD_ALIGN): Cast this parameter to bfd_vma.
2669 * libbfd.h: Rebuild.
2671 * elf-m10300.c (elf32_mn10300_finish_hash_table_entry): Change
2672 byte_count to unsigned int.
2673 (mn10300_elf_relax_section): Initialize internal_relocs. Remove
2674 unused local variables.
2676 * evax-alpha.c (evax_close_and_cleanup): Remove unused local
2677 variables er and er1.
2679 * cpu-v850.c: Include <ctype.h>.
2680 (scan): Case isdigit argument to unsigned char.
2682 From Yan Meroth <YAN.MEROTH@st.com>:
2683 * ihex.c (ihex_scan): Add extbase variable so that getting an
2684 extended linear address record does not ignore any previous
2686 (ihex_write_object_contents): When writing out an extended linear
2687 address record, zero out any previous extended address.
2689 Tue Mar 24 16:09:43 1998 Manfred Hollstein <manfred@s-direktnet.de>
2691 * ieee.c (do_one): Check section before dereferencing it.
2692 (ieee_canonicalize_reloc): Likewise with src->relent.sym_ptr_ptr.
2693 (ieee_generic_stat_arch_elt): Likewise with abfd->my_archive.
2695 Mon Mar 23 18:51:47 1998 Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
2697 * config.bfd: (sh*-*-rtems*): Switched from ELF to COFF.
2699 Mon Mar 23 14:23:36 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2701 * coff-arm.c: Add interworking functions to pe backends.
2703 Fri Mar 20 18:47:20 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2705 * configure.in: Use AM_DISABLE_SHARED.
2706 * aclocal.m4, configure: Rebuild with libtool 1.2.
2708 Fri Mar 20 11:25:41 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2710 * coff-arm.c (coff_arm_relocate_section): Better error messages
2711 when interowrking conflucts occur. Courtesy of Jonathan Walton
2713 (aoutarm_std_reloc_howto): Fixed bitsize fields of rightshifted
2714 relocations. Patch courtesy of Jonathan Walton and Tony
2717 Fri Mar 20 02:26:43 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2719 * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Revert
2720 part of Feb 22 change controling when to override the existing
2721 symbol with the .plt entry.
2723 Wed Mar 18 09:26:25 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2725 * config.bfd (targ_cpu): Add thumb-pe target.
2727 * coffcode.h (OTHER_GLOBAL_CLASS): Support thumb external
2728 functions in PE build.
2730 Sun Mar 8 23:37:26 1998 Stan Cox <scox@equinox.cygnus.com>
2732 * config.bfd (sparclite-*-elf*): Added.
2734 Mon Feb 23 19:31:19 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2736 * configure.in: Add elf.lo to elf shell variable.
2737 * Makefile.am (BFD_LIBS): Remove elf.lo.
2738 (BFD_LIBS_CFILES): Remove elf.c.
2739 (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add elf.lo.
2740 (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add elf.c.
2741 * configure, Makefile.in: Rebuild.
2743 1998-02-23 15:53 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2745 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): A pc-relative
2746 relocation against a now-local symbol should not have a dynamic
2749 Mon Feb 23 16:17:08 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2751 * peicode.h (coff_swap_filehdr_in): Don't set BFD flag HAS_SYMS in
2753 (pe_print_private_bfd_data): Print PE flags. From Mikey
2754 <jeffdb@netzone.com>.
2756 Sun Feb 22 20:39:00 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2758 * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Don't create
2759 a plt entry when we can determine that we authoritatively define
2762 Sun Feb 22 20:33:05 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2764 * configure.in (COREFILE selection): Remove sparc-*-linux*. They
2765 don't actually use trad-core, but a SunOS-style core file handled
2767 * hosts/sparclinux.h: Remove.
2769 Wed Feb 18 15:31:06 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2771 * peicode.h (pe_print_idata): If there is no .idata section, look
2772 for the import tables in some other section. Make the initial
2773 label line up better with the data. Print the import address
2774 table even if there is no import name table. If the import
2775 address table holds actual addresses, print them.
2777 Tue Feb 17 12:58:34 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2779 * libbfd.c (bfd_seek): If fseek fails, save errno around call to
2780 bfd_tell. If errno is EINVAL, set bfd_error_file_truncated, not
2781 bfd_error_system_call.
2783 Fri Feb 13 13:11:33 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2785 * Makefile.am (AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS): Define.
2786 * configure, Makefile.in, aclocal.m4: Rebuild with automake 1.2e.
2788 From H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>:
2789 * Makefile.am (libbfd_la_LDFLAGS): Define.
2790 * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
2792 Thu Feb 12 17:31:11 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2794 NetBSD patches from Gordon W. Ross <gwr@mc.com>:
2795 * netbsd.h (MACHTYPE_OK): Define.
2796 (MY(write_object_contents)): Use DEFAULT_ARCH and DEFAULT_MID when
2797 calling N_SET_MACHTYPE, rather than having a switch.
2798 * libaout.h (enum machine_type): Add M_PMAX_NETBSD, M_VAX_NETBSD,
2800 * i386netbsd.c (MACHTYPE_OK): Don't define.
2801 (DEFAULT_MID): Define.
2802 * m68k4knetbsd.c (SEGMENT_SIZE): Don't define.
2803 (MACHTYPE_OK): Don't define.
2804 (DEFAULT_MID): Define.
2805 * m68knetbsd.c: (MACHTYPE_OK): Don't define.
2806 (DEFAULT_MID): Define.
2807 * ns32knetbsd.c (MACHTYPE_OK): Don't define.
2808 (DEFAULT_MID): Define.
2809 * sparcnetbsd.c (MACHTYPE_OK): Don't define.
2810 (DEFAULT_MID): Define.
2812 NetBSD patches from Gordon W. Ross <gwr@mc.com>:
2813 * vaxnetbsd.c: New file.
2814 * netbsd-core.c: Clean up. Remove unused macros. Use netbsd
2815 rather than netbsd_core.
2816 * targets.c (vaxnetbsd_vec): Declare.
2817 (bfd_target_vector): Add vaxnetbsd_vec. If NETBSD_CORE is
2818 defined, add netbsd_core_vec.
2819 * configure.in: Set COREFILE for alpha*-*-netbsd* and
2820 powerpc-*-netbsd* to netbsd-core.lo. If COREFILE is
2821 netbsd-core.lo, set COREFLAG to -DNETBSD_CORE.
2822 * config.bfd (alpha*-*-netbsd*): New target.
2823 * Makefile.am: Rebuild dependencies.
2824 (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add vaxnetbsd.lo.
2825 (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add vaxnetbsd.c.
2826 * configure, Makefile.in: Rebuild.
2828 * configure.host: Remove the old shared library build stuff. We
2829 now use libtool instead.
2831 Wed Feb 11 17:13:09 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2833 * tekhex.c (tekhex_write_object_contents): Call tekhex_init.
2835 Tue Feb 10 19:23:28 1998 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>
2837 * configure.in: Take stab-syms.lo out of sparclinux_vec list.
2838 * configure: Rebuild.
2840 Tue Feb 10 15:16:38 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2841 * elf32-v850.c (remember_hi16s_reloc): New function.
2842 (find_remembered_hi16s_reloc): New function.
2843 (v850_elf_store_addend_in_insn): Use the above new functions to
2844 match up HI6S relocs with LO16 relocs.
2846 Tue Feb 10 15:01:39 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2848 * configure.in: Change -linux* to -linux-gnu*.
2849 * config.bfd, configure.host: Likewise.
2850 * configure: Rebuild.
2852 Mon Feb 9 19:40:59 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2854 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_store_addend_in_insn): Fix another
2855 LO16/HI16S bug and improve comments about what is going on.
2857 Sat Feb 7 15:27:03 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2859 * configure, aclocal.m4: Rebuild with new libtool.
2861 Fri Feb 6 14:48:20 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2863 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Do not complain
2864 when merging v850 code into v850e/v850ea code. Do not initialise
2865 output flags if the input is the default architecture.
2867 Fri Feb 6 11:50:22 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
2869 * elf32-mips.c (bfd_elf32_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): For BFD_RELOC_CTOR
2870 get the size from bfd_arch_bits_per_address instead of directly
2873 Thu Feb 5 14:21:34 1998 Michael Meissner <meissner@cygnus.com>
2875 * libbfd-in.h (BFD_ALIGN): If rounding up would cause the address
2876 to wrap, just return all 1's bits instead.
2877 * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
2879 Thu Feb 5 11:51:05 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2881 * coff-i386.c (coff_pe_i386_relocate_section): New static function
2883 (coff_relocate_section): If COFF_WITH_PE, define as
2884 coff_pe_i386_relocate_section.
2885 * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): If COFF_IMAGE_WITH_PE,
2886 skip empty sections, to match coff_write_object_contents.
2888 * elf64-mips.c (mips_elf64_swap_reloca_out): Swap out r_addend,
2889 rather than swapping out r_offset twice. From Luke Deller
2890 <luked@cse.unsw.edu.au>.
2892 Wed Feb 4 19:11:28 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2894 * configure.in: Set libtool_enable_shared rather than
2895 libtool_shared. Remove diversion hack.
2896 * configure, Makefile.in, doc/Makefile.in, aclocal.m4: Rebuild
2899 Wed Feb 4 16:10:21 1998 Brent Baccala <baccala@freesoft.org>
2901 * syms.c (struct stab_cache): Define.
2902 (struct stab_find_info): Remove cached_offset, cached_stab,
2903 cached_str, and cached_stroff fields. Add file_cache,
2904 function_cache, and line_cache fields.
2905 (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Use extensive caching to
2908 Wed Feb 4 13:34:22 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2910 * peicode.h (pe_print_idata): Check for import of ordinal rather
2912 (pe_print_edata): If there is no .edata section, look for the
2913 export data in some other section.
2915 Mon Feb 2 20:05:42 1998 Jason Molenda (crash@bugshack.cygnus.com)
2917 * configure.in: Change version to 2.8.4.
2918 * configure: Regenerated.
2920 Mon Feb 2 17:39:39 1998 Steve Haworth <steve@pm.cse.rmit.EDU.AU>
2922 Add tms320c30 support:
2923 * cpu-tic30.c: New file.
2924 * aout-tic30.c: New file.
2925 * coff-tic30.c: New file.
2926 * archures.c (bfd_arch_tic30): Define.
2927 (bfd_tic30_arch): Declare.
2928 (bfd_archures_list): Add bfd_tic30_arch.
2929 * targets.c (bfd_target_vector): Add tic30_aout_vec and
2931 * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_TIC30_LDP): Define.
2932 * coffcode.h (coff_set_arch_mach_hook): Add tic30 case.
2933 (coff_set_flags): Likewise.
2934 * config.bfd (tic30-*-*aout*, tic30-*-*coff*): New targets.
2935 * configure.in (tic30_aout_vec, tic30_coff_vec): New vectors.
2936 * Makefile.am: Rebuild dependencies.
2937 (ALL_MACHINES): Add cpu-tic30.lo.
2938 (ALL_MACHINES_CFILES): Add cpu-tic30.c.
2939 (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add aout-tic30.lo and coff-tic30.lo.
2940 (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add aout-tic30.c and coff-tic30.c.
2941 * configure, Makefile.in, bfd-in2.h, libbfd.h: Rebuild.
2943 Mon Feb 2 12:25:12 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
2945 * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_store_addend_in_insn): Allow HI16_S reloc
2946 to lag behind LO16 reloc by a couple of instructions.
2948 Mon Feb 2 14:09:46 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2950 * Makefile.am ($(srcdir)/bfd-in2.h): Add dummy command to force
2951 make to reexamine the file timestamp.
2952 ($(srcdir)/libbfd.h, $(srcddir)/libcoff.h): Likewise.
2954 * elf64-alpha.c (ELF_MAXPAGESIZE): Change to 0x10000 from
2957 Fri Jan 30 19:07:07 1998 Geoff Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>
2959 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_create_dynamic_sections): New procedure
2960 to create .dynsbss and .rela.sbss sections.
2961 (ppc_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Put space for small data to be
2962 copied from dynamic objects into .sbss.
2963 (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Strip .rela.sbss if we don't
2964 use it. Correct typo of .rela.sdata2.
2965 (ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Generate reloc to where we
2966 put the data, which may now be in .sbss.
2967 (ppc_elf_relocate_section): A SDAREL16 reloc can be in dynsbss.
2968 (elf_backend_create_dynamic_sections): Define as
2969 ppc_elf_create_dynamic_sections.
2971 * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Don't emit R_PPC_REL* relocs
2972 against _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_.
2973 (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Don't emit R_PPC_REL32 relocs in
2974 shared libraries which refer to local symbols. Make sure that the
2975 test for allocating space for a reloc in a shared object is the
2976 same as the test for emitting a reloc.
2978 Thu Jan 29 15:55:35 1998 J.J. van der Heijden <J.J.vanderHeijden@student.utwente.nl>
2980 * config.bfd (i[3456]-*-mingw32*): New target.
2981 * acinclude.m4 (BFD_BINARY_OPEN): Check for mingw32.
2982 * aclocal.m4, configure: Rebuild.
2984 Wed Jan 28 13:41:26 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
2986 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_close_and_cleanup): Only check the strtab if we
2989 Tue Jan 27 21:43:55 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
2991 Sparc v9 ABI compliant PLT:
2992 * elf64-sparc.c (PLT_HEADER_SIZE): V9 ABI uses 4 entries.
2993 (plt_templates, sparc64_elf_build_plt_entry): Delete.
2994 (LARGE_PLT_THRESHOLD): New define.
2995 (GOT_RESERVED_ENTRIES): V9 ABI only uses 1.
2996 (sparc64_elf_build_plt): New function.
2997 (sparc64_elf_plt_entry_offset): Likewise.
2998 (sparc64_elf_plt_ptr_offset): Likewise.
2999 (sparc64_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Change h->plt_offset to
3000 contain the index for convenience. Skip the initial entries
3002 (sparc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Zero the allocated contents
3003 memory for the benefit of .rela.plt.
3004 (sparc64_elf_relocate_section): Call sparc64_elf_plt_entry_offset.
3005 (sparc64_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Kill template stuff. Use
3006 sparc64_elf_plt_entry_offset & sparc64_elf_plt_ptr_offset for reloc.
3007 (sparc64_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): DT_PLTGOT points to .plt.
3008 Call sparc64_elf_build_plt.
3009 (elf_backend_want_got_plt): No.
3010 (elf_backend_plt_readonly): No.
3011 (elf_backend_plt_alignment): 8.
3013 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_close_and_cleanup): New function; free the shstrtab.
3014 * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_close_and_cleanup): Declare it.
3015 * elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_close_and_cleanup): Arrange for it
3018 Tue Jan 27 21:45:15 1998 Jeffrey A Law (law@cygnus.com)
3020 * archures.c (bfd_mach_mips*): Add definitions for various MIPS
3022 * cpu-mips.c (arch_info_struct): Add mips variants.
3023 * bfd-in2.h: Rebuilt.
3025 Tue Jan 27 15:06:04 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
3027 * coff-arm.c (coff_arm_relocate_section): Preserve the contents of
3030 Tue Jan 27 12:47:27 1998 Robert Lipe <robertl@dgii.com>
3032 * config.bfd (i[3456]86-sco3.2v5*): ELF now the default.
3033 (i[3456]86sco3.2v5*coff): New target.
3035 Mon Jan 26 15:41:30 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
3037 * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild with changes to chew--tab expansion.
3039 Thu Jan 22 21:26:48 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
3041 * bfd.c (bfd_get_error_handler): Add orthogonal function.
3042 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
3044 Thu Jan 22 21:13:39 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
3046 * tekhex.c (tekhex_write_object_contents): Check for no symbols.
3048 Wed Jan 21 21:19:03 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
3050 * coff-i386.c (coff_i386_rtype_to_howto): If COFF_WITH_PE, don't
3051 adjust addend for an output common symbol (from Jimmy Blair
3052 <jimmyb@wrs.com>). If COFF_WITH_PE, adjust addend for PC relative
3053 defined symbol to counteract adjustment made in generic relocation
3056 * dwarf2.c: Include sysdep.h, not stdio.h and stdlib.h.
3058 Wed Jan 21 21:16:06 1998 Manfred Hollstein <manfred@s-direktnet.de>
3060 * coff-m88k.c (GET_SCNDHR_NRELOC): Fix typo in macro name.
3061 (GET_SCNDHR_NLNNO): Likewise.
3063 Mon Jan 19 12:49:52 1998 Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>
3065 * cpu-sh.c (arch_info_struct): Correct next field of sh3e.
3067 Wed Jan 14 17:23:27 1998 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
3069 * elf32-m32r.c: Add macros to handle NOP insertion.
3071 Wed Jan 14 16:15:22 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
3073 * xcofflink.c (xcoff_mark_symbol): Don't mark the absolute section.
3074 (xcoff_mark): Likewise.
3075 (xcoff_build_ldsyms): Mark absolute symbols.
3077 Wed Jan 14 16:03:11 1998 Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
3079 * bout.c (b_out_write_object_contents): Sort symbols before output
3080 to keep {CALL,BAL}NAME symbols adjacent.
3081 (b_out_symbol_cmp): New function.
3083 For older changes see ChangeLog-9697
3089 version-control: never